UMD community members hold sit-in to call for ceasefire in Gaza, divestment
Monday’s event included speeches and signs with messages directed towards university administrators. Students continued the sit-in Tuesday and Wednesday.
UMD SGA fails to advance divestment resolution
After two hours of public comment, the SGA voted to not consider the resolution this semester.
UMD SGA committee votes against divestment resolution
The resolution will need a two-thirds majority vote in the SGA’s legislature to overturn the unfavorable ruling and allow the legislature to vote.
Student protesters interrupt Rep. Jamie Raskin’s UMD lecture with chants supporting Palestine
Raskin was slated to deliver the physics department's annual Irving and Renee Milchberg Endowed Lecture.
Elected officials urge Prince George’s County to support a ceasefire in Palestine
Twenty-eight elected officials sent a letter in support of a ceasefire to County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and the Prince George’s County Council.
UMD students call for end to violence in southern Gaza at demonstration
Tuesday’s demonstration also included calls for this university to divest from certain corporations.
UMD student groups create flag display to remember people killed in Palestine
About 100 attendees watched Wednesday as some students gave speeches about the ongoing violence in Palestine in front of the flags.
To honor Rosa Parks’ legacy, UMD must learn from its past
If UMD is serious about ending segregation, it must divest from companies tied to apartheid.
University Senate discusses free speech, interim chalking policy
The conversations come as student groups have chalked messages across campus during protests.
UMD sees 46 hate bias incident reports in November amid violence in Israel, Palestine
The figure is the highest number of reports in any single month since the Bias Incident Support Services office was created.