UMD community protests new guidelines urging staff return to campus
The union that protects UMD workers blasted the guidance as "paternalistic" and "out of touch."
UMD announces temporary amendments to grading, attendance, final exam policies
The requirement that every undergraduate course has a final exam has been temporarily waived.
Black Faculty and Staff Association presses Pines on unions, systemic racism
Some Black employees were dissatisfied after Pines spoke on racism in virtual body meeting.
Watch: President Pines’ full virtual conversation with UMD students
Watch the full recording of the town hall with President Pines.
Here’s how UMD will track the spread of COVID-19 on campus
The university has been offering free coronavirus testing to all campus community members every weekday since Monday, and it will continue to do so through Sept. 4.
“Your own little bomb shelter”: Some UMD students turn to local hotels for fall housing
Several College Park hotels are offering students discounted long-stay packages for the fall semester.
USM Chancellor Jay Perman stands behind in-person start, but with an exit route
“[Students] need the campus environment as much as they need our courses.”
UMD shouldn’t reopen for the fall semester
OUR VIEW: Reopening campus unnecessarily puts lives in danger.