UMD to remain test-optional through 2025 The new extension adds two more years of test-optional admissions. Sasha Allen December 8, 2022
Expanding Freshmen Connection serves UMD’s mandate Selectivity isn't UMD's virtue. That's why we have to reform the Freshmen Connection program. Dhruvak Mirani November 21, 2022
Here’s what the challenge to affirmative action means for UMD students It’s hard to tell whether the ending of affirmative action would impact admissions at this university, but the elimination of the policy could have far-reaching effects. Nene Narh-Mensah November 17, 2022
UMD sees lowest admissions rate in over a decade for 2020-2021 cycle The new rate signals a decline of roughly 11 percentage points from the 2019-2020 acceptance rate of 51 percent. Hannah Ziegler November 17, 2021
Public universities must end legacy admissions Legacy admissions are prejudicial. It’s time they end. Adam Cullen August 4, 2021
The College Board only makes educational inequality worse It's time to end the College Board's power over college admissions. Allison Cochrane May 25, 2020
Here’s how we can help UMD’s prospective students decide where to go to college In-person interaction is essential to picking a college. Here's what we can do now. Kevin Hu April 9, 2020
UMD students criticize Loh’s speech on the two-year anniversary of Richard Collins’ death They took issue with how he spoke about Collins' death and declining African American freshman enrollment. Angela Roberts May 21, 2019