Tag: graduate student government

UMD GSG calls for mandatory periodical faculty, staff sensitivity training

The resolution highlights how some graduate students fail to report these types of issues in fear of losing their funding, receiving backlash from faculty, or having their degree progress discontinued.

Marwa Barakat
March 19, 2023

Graduate students need a break from the grind too

Breaks shouldn’t break graduate students. Give them more reasonable leaves of absence.

Ravi Panguluri
February 28, 2023

UMD GSG calls for review of leave of absence policy

The GSG also passed a resolution that calls on the university’s administration to phase out the athletics fee for graduate students.

Marwa Barakat
February 20, 2023

GSG’s October meeting brings discussions on collective bargaining, cannabis referendum

Members of Fearless Student Employees joined the GSG Friday to discuss collective bargaining rights for graduate students.

Marwa Barakat
October 24, 2022

GSG, TerpsVote partner to increase low graduate student voter turnout

In the last midterm elections in 2018, 35 percent of this university’s eligible graduate students voted.

Marwa Barakat
October 18, 2022

UMD GSG passes resolutions on workers’ rights information, student fee transparency

The goal of gathering the data is to understand the extent and types of abuses graduate assistants face while also recording and documenting them.

Marwa Barakat
September 22, 2022

EcoGrads developer walks back on graduate student focus, citing legal challenges

EcoGrads was previously aimed for graduate students, but real estate developer Mark Manzo said they no longer want to be locked into only graduate students because of the legal ramifications the development company could endure.

Ilana Williams
September 8, 2022

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.

Marwa Barakat
September 1, 2022

Incoming UMD GSG president wants to tackle student fee concerns

Joey Haavik, a graduate student in the International Education Policy program, will start as GSG president July 1.

Marwa Barakat
June 21, 2022

UMD GSG passes resolutions addressing financial and academic issues

The meeting also covered topics regarding diversity and inclusion.

Trisha Ahmed
April 22, 2022