UMD’s search for assistant VP for diversity and inclusion is paused
In 2019, the university’s diversity and inclusion vice president announced she would be looking to fill the position.
First candidate for head of UMD Bias Incident Support Services talks trauma-informed care
Binley Taylor wants to serve as a mediator between students and the administration
UMD released its first report on hate bias incidents, but it includes little new data
The report covers the 2018 academic year.
UMD student arrested on hate crime charges after allegedly sending anti-Semitic texts
The incident occurred in December, according to campus police.
Tension persists between Nyumburu Cultural Center and UMD’s diversity VP
Diversity VP Georgina Dodge promised last semester to create an advisory board for the center, but hasn't yet.
One person manages most of UMD’s hate bias response, but another staffer is on the way
They're expected to begin "sometime during the spring."
UMD SGA votes to support new Title IX office reporting structure
The body voted 18-0 on the bill, with two abstentions.
UMD’s Title IX office will now report to the diversity and inclusion VP
The school's diversity and inclusion vice president, Georgina Dodge, will assume control over the Office for Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct.
RHA and UMPD form committee aimed at improving students’ relationship with police
The committee is expected to have seven people, all of them RHA members.
After hitting a historic low, UMD’s black freshman enrollment jumped this fall
Black students now make up just over 11 percent of the freshman class.