UMD takes central role in Maryland’s $1B quantum computing initiative
With more than 30 years of quantum research, this university has positioned itself as a leader in the field, according to university president Darryll Pines.
UMD must deliver fair pay, support labor rights for graduate workers
Are we, the graduate workers of this university, not deserving of the same labor rights enjoyed by nearly every other class of public employees in the state of Maryland?
UMD SGA condemns student-hosted event with IDF soldiers, demands university issues apology
The resolutions come weeks after this university’s Students Supporting Israel chapter hosted three Israeli Defense Forces soldiers at an event on Oct. 21.
UMD announces new fundraising campaign to raise $2.5B
The new initiative is starting off with $943 million in funding that this university has raised since November 2021.
UMD president Darryll Pines discusses federal pressure in State of the Campus address
The department sent the 10-page “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine major U.S. universities earlier this month.
Experts warn Turning Point USA watchlist could pose risk for UMD professors
The watchlist was created in 2016 to identify professors who “discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.”
UMD dashboard tracking 25 demands made by Black student leaders remains unpublished
Some Black student leaders are urging the administration to republish the dashboard of critical issues.
UMD alters language of Stamp’s multicultural involvement, community advocacy webpage
The office's homepage used to contain information about how to get involved with cultural communities on campus and had a longer mission statement.
UMD senators concerned about excused absence policy changes
University president Darryll Pines rejected part of a proposed amendment to the university’s excused absence policy for grieving students.
UMD to track hazing incidents in campus security reports
The change comes after the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act, which requires universities that receive federal aid to record hazing incidents in their annual security reports.