One UMD professor asked foreigners to help U.S. scientists stuck abroad. 1,000 answered. Within five days, about 1,000 people from around the world had reached out to help. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A Sudanese doctoral student can’t return to UMD because of Trump’s travel ban Some universities have warned students and faculty affected by the ban to avoid traveling outside of the United States. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD students honor victims of Kashmir terror attack with candlelight vigil, silent march “On Feb. 14, when the world was celebrating love, there was a terrorist attack in Kashmir spreading the seeds of hatred.” Freelance Reporter December 31, 0999
A UMD group went to Liberia over spring break to train locals in agricultural practices They “worked from sunup to almost midnight every day.” DBK Admin December 31, 0999
A UMD vice president is returning to Ireland to lead his alma mater He will be the university’s 15th president. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD alumni speak out against the death of their relative, Honduran activist Berta Cáceres Cáceres was killed in her home in La Esperanza on March 3 in what many believe was a political assassination. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD student safe after Brussels attacks The one student studying in Brussels and others studying in Europe have been accounted for. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
Several SGA legislators and UMD students are disappointed BDS bill did not go to debate The bill in favor of BDS died before legislative debate. DBK Admin December 31, 0999
UMD commencement speaker apologizes after critics say she misrepresented China Her eight-minute address has gone viral in China, receiving hundreds of thousands of critical comments online. DBK Admin December 31, 0999