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Tag: equity


‘A small win’: Maryland advocates praise passage of bill expanding gender-affirming care

The state legislature passed the Trans Health Equity Act this session, which would require Maryland Medicaid to expand its coverage of gender-affirming treatments if Gov. Wes Moore signs it into law.
  • Marijke Friedman
  • April 12, 2023

The ADS process is hard enough. UMD requiring documentation only makes it worse.

Requiring documentation for ADS requests complicates an already-difficult process
  • Vrisha Sookraj
  • April 3, 2023

Grading for accuracy is archaic. It’s time for labor-based grading.

Through its assessment of effort, labor-based grading is a fair way to grade UMD students
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • November 8, 2022

Taxing students won’t fix crime. Community-based violence intervention programs could.

The College Park City Council should not tax students to fund policing measures.
  • Dalia Mustafa
  • October 26, 2022

RAs should not have to choose between financial aid and reduced room and board

Current laws harm financial aid prospects for RAs, and they must be changed.
  • Rebecca Scherr
  • September 21, 2022

Transgender Americans struggle to vote. Changing voter ID laws can help.

Voter ID laws create harmful barriers for transgender Americans.
  • Lei Danielle Escobal
  • April 26, 2022

Transgender health equity bill fails to pass Maryland General Assembly

The bill would've required Maryland's Medicaid program to cover gender-affirming care.
  • Hannah Ziegler
  • April 14, 2022

From the Newsroom: Next steps toward a more equitable newsroom

The Diamondback has a long history dating back to 1910. Through successes and shortcoming, The Diamondback has always sought to better itself. Over…
  • Zoe Pierce
  • January 28, 2022

UMD American studies professor discusses impact of white supremacy on society

Professor Wong's research was presented as part of a series on race, equity and justice
  • Freelance Reporter
  • November 22, 2021

Here’s what Black and Asian American solidarity could look like at UMD

A coalition that includes Black and Asian American student leadership with other marginalized students could be an especially powerful one.
  • Guest Opinion
  • October 8, 2021
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