UMD announces new dean for behavioral and social sciences college
Dr. Susan Rivera will start as the college's new dean on Aug. 1. She previously served as the psychology department chair at the University of California, Davis.
Disability on Campus: Life navigating accessibility and accommodations at UMD
A special project exploring the challenges people with disabilities face at the University of Maryland.
Background checks continue to submerge UMD in academic white privilege
The social context around criminalization should matter in this university's hiring policies.
UMD, two other state schools get $3 million grant to increase campus leadership diversity
The universities hope to create a pipeline for underrepresented groups to reach leadership positions.
UMD art professors present their work at first in-person exhibit of the semester
The gallery displays the work of 20 current faculty members as well as an In Memoriam section dedicated to the work of former faculty members who passed away.
UMD professors push for passage, expansion of Build Back Better Act in Congress
Professors want to see more provisions added to the bill, especially when it comes to giving faculty more of a say in hiring their colleagues.
Dr. Amitabh Varshney named interim research VP at UMD
Varshney succeeds Dr. Laurie Locascio, who was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the director of NIST.
Tenured women professors at UMD overcame barriers on their way up the ranks
Women, particularly women of color, are underrepresented in full-time academic positions.
UMD to begin efforts with Aspire Alliance to diversify STEM faculty
UMD will begin its participation in the initiative to better recruit and retain diverse STEM faculty members.
USM braces for $500 million COVID-19 budget cut, potential layoffs
The system acknowledged that “nearly every source” of its revenue will fall in the coming year.