The Diamondback: Looking Back 2022
An illustrated experience at the University of Maryland.
UMD will no longer host winter commencement, effective next semester
Students who graduate in the winter will be invited back to the campus to attend the spring commencement ceremony.
UMD breaks daily COVID-19 case record with 135 on-campus positives
The latest numbers break the previous day’s record of 98 reported cases from on-campus testing.
UMD cancels winter commencement as COVID-19 cases rise
Winter graduates will be invited to the spring ceremony in May.
Some UMD students worry they won’t get graduation regalia in time for commencement
Some students are still waiting, even though they placed orders before the deadline.
Meet Peter Chapman, UMD’s spring commencement speaker
Chapman is the president and CEO of IonQ, a quantum computing company based in College Park.
UMD to hold in-person commencement, allow guests
There will be two separate commencement ceremonies on May 21.
UMD student affairs VP Patty Perillo talks vaccines, fall semester outlook at town hall
The university has confirmed the presence of a coronavirus variant in the campus community.
At UMD Senate meeting, Pines discusses what spring commencement could look like
Three of the four graduation options are in-person.
Dominique Dawes, three-time Olympian, to deliver UMD winter commencement address
Dawes was the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic gymnastics medal.