UMD administration, students hope to maintain campus diversity post-affirmative action
This university now considers 24 factors for admissions and removed the consideration for race and ethnicity, university president Darryll Pines said.
UMD launches program to boost student entrepreneurship, multidisciplinary research
Students who win the competition can receive from $250,000 to $2 million in funding for their venture.
Finance, management among 10 UMD majors with significant enrollment increases since 2012
Ten undergraduate majors with more than 100 enrolled students in 2012 have seen at least a 20 percent enrollment increase as of the fall 2022 semester.
UMD explores possible graduate student living-learning program
This university currently offers several living-learning programs for undergraduate students but none for graduate students.
UMD announces extended Thanksgiving break
Classes will move online on Monday, Nov. 20. There will be no classes on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
UMD first-generation students reflect on challenges, achievements in college journeys
Several first-generation students gathered at the 251 North Dining Hall on Wednesday for a dinner hosted by the university’s Residence Hall Association.
UMD concert promotes hope, unity after surge of violence in Israel and Palestine
The concert aimed to spread messages of unity and hope amid the recent violence in Israel and Palestine.
UMD sees decline in reported COVID-19 cases after early-semester spike
The campus community reported nearly 700 COVID-19 cases in the first four weeks of the semester.
US House of Representatives subcommittee launches investigation into UMD COVID-19 policies
This investigation stems from concerns that the off-campus quarantine requirement for students who test positive for COVID-19 places unnecessary stress on students.