UMD senators concerned about excused absence policy changes
University president Darryll Pines rejected part of a proposed amendment to the university’s excused absence policy for grieving students.
Proposal in University Senate seeks to change UMD’s mental health excused absence policy
Exact wording of any future policy changes would be decided by the Senate’s Academic Procedures & Standards Committee.
Students with mental illness need more than a two-day absence policy
Academic anxiety exacerbates issues with mental health.