The Diamondback’s Spring 2022 Housing Guide
This year’s housing guide provides news and resources to inform University of Maryland students on topics from renter’s insurance to changes on and around campus.
New UMD dorms to be named for former students who broke racial barriers
The first dorm is named for Hiram Whittle and Elaine Johnson-Coates and the second is named for Pyon Su and Chunjen Constant Chen.
Here’s the latest on UMD’s campus construction projects
Crews are working on Cole Field House, the Purple Line and more.
Section of UMD’s Farm Drive to close for new dorm construction
The road closed permanently Tuesday as part of construction of two new dorms and a dining hall.
Student housing affordability in College Park isn’t likely to improve soon, officials say
Monthly rents increased by more than $30 in at least three nearby apartment complexes in 2019.
A UMD student developed an app to help people forge new friendships on campus
The app requires users to be in Bluetooth range — or about 350 feet of each other — to connect.
Construction is underway for two new dorms on UMD’s campus
Workers will begin tearing up sidewalks and the Varsity Practice Fields over the next month.