UMD Graduate school dean discusses collective bargaining, food insecurity at GSG meeting
Stephen Roth spoke with Graduate Student Government representatives on issues including collective bargaining rights, food insecurity and mental health.
More than 300 international students take advantage of GSG airport shuttle in August
The shuttle took students from Washington-Dulles International Airport to various stops in College Park.
UMD journalism and information science colleges offer new master’s degree
The program structure is geared towards teaching students how to navigate open data, public records requests and scraped or automatically accumulated data.
Tamara Allard, psychology graduate student, will be the next UMD GSG president
Allard has been a representative on the GSG since 2020.
Some UMD grad student employees are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine
Some employees have been turned away from vaccine sites because the vendor believed they were ineligible.
UMD grad students share struggles to secure safe, affordable housing in College Park area
“But it’s clear that this is not just a University of Maryland issue. This is a housing issue in America.”
At Maryland hearing, USM grad students once again fight for collective bargaining rights
This is the ninth year that a collective bargaining bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly.
Petition demands more support for UMD African American Studies Department
Thousands have signed on, joining the call begun by a doctoral student.
What it’s like to defend a dissertation in the age of COVID-19
So far, 160 UMD students have defended their dissertations virtually.
UMD grad students can be graded pass-fail this spring, but must get at least a C- to pass
They can opt to receive normal letter grades, though, just like undergraduate students.