UMD reschedules main commencement ceremony to Thursday
Severe weather is forecast for the main ceremony's originally scheduled date of Wednesday.
The Diamondback’s 2025 Looking Back Guide
If you want to celebrate the class of 2025 or reflect on your years at the University of Maryland, click HERE to read The Diamondback's 2025 Looking Back Guide.
‘Goofy’ or ‘a Maryland institution’: UMD students react to Kermit as commencement speaker
Some students were intrigued and excited by the announcement, while others debated the value of having a puppet address the graduating class.
Wes Moore to be UMD’s 2024 commencement speaker
Moore has served as Maryland’s governor since 2023, after he was elected the third Black governor in United States history and the first to represent Maryland.
Pressure to graduate in four years is artificial. There’s nothing wrong with taking five.
College is meant for exploration. It doesn’t need to be done in four years.
Grading for accuracy is archaic. It’s time for labor-based grading.
Through its assessment of effort, labor-based grading is a fair way to grade UMD students
The Diamondback Career Fair Guide 2022
Click here to view the full version of the 2022 Career Fair Guide. Click here to view the PDF version.
The depressed hair comic
What I learned about college and who it is meant for.