UMD workers are essential. The campus community must fight for them.
UMD can’t keep treating its service and maintenance staff as disposable.
As housekeepers fall ill without AC, UMD announces new measures to improve conditions
The union that represents UMD workers remains unsatisfied.
Hogan vetoes 22 spending bills, citing concern over COVID-19 economic fallout
The governor also let about 300 bills go into law without his signature.
A pair of Maryland bills would change the way educational institutions respond to mold
The bill comes after students found mold in at least 10 dorms at the University of Maryland in 2018.
UMD followed protocol before Olivia Paregol’s death — but that isn’t enough
UMD needs to own up to its mistakes surrounding Paregol's death
“We’re still angry”: Olivia Paregol’s friends taped flyers about her across UMD’s campus
Monday marked the first anniversary of her death.
Father of UMD freshman who died of adenovirus dissatisfied with probe into outbreak
The results come almost a year after Olivia Paregol's death.
Report finds UMD’s adenovirus response met protocol, but communication could be improved
The report comes nearly a year after freshman Olivia Paregol died from complications of the virus.
If UMD wants a more diverse student body, it can’t mistreat service workers of color
Treating employees of color poorly discourages students of color from enrolling.