Low-income students fought to get to college. They shouldn’t be used for schools’ profit.
Private schools must stop exploiting their poorer students
Five UMD students commit to teaching in underserved areas this fall
The students are working under Teach for America, a nonprofit organization that trains and places individuals at schools in underserved communities across the country.
Biden needs to look beyond the Ivy League for the next Supreme Court justice
Brilliance exists outside Ivy League schools. The Supreme Court needs to recognize it.
Banning books teaches students fiction, not facts
By banning books and telling an incomplete account of the Holocaust, students are not learning crucial parts of history that could help lessen discrimination — they are learning fiction.
Perfect attendance is a toxic policy for students
Encouraging kids to go to school is an undeniably good thing, but encouraging them to do it at the cost of themselves is horrific.
UMD and Phillips Collection partner for anti-racism series
The semester-long series talked about how to be anti-racist in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
College Park City Council awards $26K in educational grants to six local schools
The grants will go toward initiatives such as an environmental club and social and emotional learning resources.
UMD Prevention Research Center hosts lecture on LGBTQ+ safety in schools
Schools can provide training to administrators, teachers and parents to support LGBTQ+ students.
Some issues aren’t two sided. It’s time to fight this false equivalency.
Just because we have a right to say something doesn’t guarantee equal platforming.
The teaching of American military exceptionalism must end
The Afghan war wasn’t a success. It shouldn’t be taught as such.