UMD Senate approves new criminal background check policy The policy requires a criminal background check on all new staff and faculty hires. Nene Narh-Mensah April 26, 2022
Contract Dining Services employees want to see better benefits Even if they go through multiple contracts, these employees aren't always guaranteed full-time employment. James Cirrone February 3, 2022
USM Board of Regents approves minimum wage increase to $15 for union-represented workers The increase will not include student workers and contractual workers who work at USM institutions. Shifra Dayak December 10, 2021
Frustrated by UMD’s approach to strategic plan, a group of professors is making its own This university's chapter of the American Association of University Professors says the university-led plan doesn't prioritize the right goals. Shifra Dayak October 28, 2021
‘Underpaid and left behind’: UMD bus drivers protest for better working conditions More than 50 people gathered to protest for better maintenance of buses and hazard pay for DOTS employees. Shifra Dayak July 29, 2021
‘Ready to fight’: UMD employees protest in latest push for more telework Seventy-five community members protested at the main administration building Tuesday. Shifra Dayak July 14, 2021
UMD lifts yearlong hiring freeze on critical and essential faculty and staff It may take several years to address the long-term financial prospects prompted by COVID-19. Clara Longo de Freitas April 2, 2021
UMD to begin offering COVID-19 shots to employees facing barriers to vaccination next week The university will also loosen several coronavirus-related restrictions next week. Eric Neugeboren April 2, 2021
All USM employees to receive administrative leave for Juneteenth All summer session classes at the University of Maryland will also be canceled for Juneteenth. Clara Longo de Freitas March 31, 2021