The Diamondback’s 2022 Graduate Student Guide
This guide includes updates and resources for University of Maryland graduate students for spring 2022.
Workers must connect with each other to improve labor solidarity
The only real option for workers fighting toward decent conditions is to listen to each other.
GSG calls on UMD to provide grad employees with documentation of COVID vaccine eligibility
The aim is to solve the problem of some graduate students being turned away by vendors.
UMD is awarding fellowships to some PhD students whose research was disrupted by COVID-19
Nominations for the fellowships can be submitted until July 1.
UMD GSG agrees on changes to constitution, clarifying language and reshuffling exec board
Under the revised constitution, the body would have two vice presidents instead of its current eight.
Higher education should commit to its principles — not persecute graduate students
UCSC is just one more example of universities failing graduate students.
Graduate assistants need collective bargaining rights
OUR VIEW: Collective bargaining rights would let them improve a flawed system.
Academic institutions enable the abuse of students
Academia's power dynamics are used for evil. Students need real support against it.
“The big leagues of trivia”: Meet the UMD grad student who appeared on Jeopardy!
Steven Reich, a math doctoral student at this university, appeared on the quiz game show on Wednesday.