USM Chancellor Jay Perman stands behind in-person start, but with an exit route
“[Students] need the campus environment as much as they need our courses.”
USM assembles COVID-19 task force to mobilize research, guide state policy
Laurie Locascio, UMD's vice president for research, will head the group.
USM presidents support partial refunds of student fees, chancellor says
The chancellor will decide on the refunds.
UMD should prepare to extend spring break by two weeks and hold classes online, system says
UMD has yet to formally announce its plans.
UMB President named University System chancellor
Jay Perman comes into the position following a year of heated controversy enveloping the Board of Regents.
USM Chancellor Robert Caret to step down next June
Caret did not opt to extend his contract, which is set to end next June, following scandals facing the university system.