Zoom juggling, debates and book clubs: A look at how UMD orgs are connecting amid COVID-19
Student groups are opting for Zoom conferences, movie clubs and Instagram livestreams.
UMD to hold the first round of summer classes online
The university will announce a decision on fall classes by June 15.
UMD’s SGA launches impeachment investigation into speaker of the legislature
The speaker is also running to be next year's vice president.
UMD performance, arts students adapt to online learning — without a stage or dance studio
One dance student is using a parking lot to practice her craft.
UMD counseling center braces for uptick in students seeking help during COVID-19 pandemic
Although the center hasn't seen an increase in calls yet, its director says he's been monitoring the volume.
After move online, UMD students and professors struggle to replicate hands-on lab courses
Regular lab experiments are off-limits.
“Trying to make lemonade out of lemons”: UMD professors prepare to move classes online
Faculty say some classes are easier to adapt than others.
“A blind decision”: High schoolers considering UMD to decide with no more in-person tours
The decision deadline is May 1.
UMD grad students can be graded pass-fail this spring, but must get at least a C- to pass
They can opt to receive normal letter grades, though, just like undergraduate students.
UMD students, professors say new grading system accommodates strain amid pandemic
Students can make the choice until the last day of classes.