University Senate votes in favor of amended UMD bereavement policy
The proposal would redefine bereavement as the period of mourning after “someone close to the student” dies, and list it as an acceptable justification for an excused absence.
Dozens of researchers present findings at Graduate Research Appreciation Day
The event aimed to help researchers practice presenting in a lower-stakes environment as well as to publicize graduate students’ research.
Our leaders need to prioritize empathy over division
Leaders who offer tangible support and believable promises have a powerful effect on a collective community as a critical step for recovery: acknowledgment.
UMD must provide better mental health support for RAs
We exist in a position built to support others but with a lackluster framework for supporting ourselves. We are exhausted.
PGCPS community members praise $25 million grant to expand student mental health services
The school system will partner with 18 organizations that received funding to improve support for students.
UMD Counseling Center implements 2 new student support initiatives
The new initiatives include an embedded services program and the Mental Health Emergency Assessment and Response Team, dubbed “MHEART.”
Patty Perillo discusses mental health, food insecurity with UMD RHA
The student affairs division recently launched a new mental health website that serves as a “centralized portal” for mental health resources.
UMD arborist leads Memorial Chapel garden tours for new parents and their babies
The first tour group of this semester strolled through the university’s Garden of Reflection and Remembrance on Friday.
Here are some of the bills UMD RHA passed this year
The University of Maryland RHA passed 26 bills this year, including one creating a new mental health committee.
OCD, existentialism drive ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ adaptation
The newest John Green adaptation follows a unique protagonist with a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder.