Protesters gather in DC to demand student debt cancellation
Activists called on President Joe Biden to sign an executive order cancelling over one trillion dollars of student loan debt nationwide.
US Education Department extends Title IX protections to transgender students
The department justified the decision by referring to a Supreme Court case that ruled it is impossible to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation or gender identity without discriminating against that person based on sex.
The federal government’s FAFSA approach shows it’s content with discriminatory policies
The Education Department is showing its true colors by targeting poor Black and brown students.
The federal government must fund civics education
Students need more civics and social studies education to eventually become respectful members of American society.
More than 900 UMD students signed PSA’s petition protesting Betsy Devos’ Title IX changes
The petition calls on UMD to take action beyond the new regulations.
Sexual assault survivors won’t get justice under the new Title IX regulations
The new Title IX regulations only hurt survivors.
Department of Education releases new Title IX guidelines amid coronavirus closure
The guidelines are set to go into effect in August.
UMD to receive $21 million in federal aid for coronavirus losses
This university predicted a loss of $87 million this semester.
UMD shuts down China-sponsored center amid controversy
It comes after Congress passed legislation that could endanger some funding to the school.
The federal government opened a new probe into UMD’s Title IX process this year
It opened three cases in 2017.