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.
We need to center the school reopening argument on faculty and staff, not students
Faculty and staff lives are more important than students’ convenience.
Nyumburu, Black faculty host town hall to discuss racism at UMD and police brutality
Tuesday's town hall was meant to foster a “cathartic and therapeutic medium.”
UMD to offer leave Monday to employees who wish to take time to mourn George Floyd
George Floyd was remembered Thursday at a Minneapolis memorial service.
Dozens gather at UMD vigil for beloved African American Studies professor Jonathan England
Students remembered England as a mentor and devoted ally.
Academics deserve financial and institutional security. Here’s what they need.
The academic job market can be saved — but faculty need funding and power.
UMD orders hiring freeze to offset losses from coronavirus closures
The school will lose millions as a result of pandemic.