UMD President Pines calls for more research achievements at State of the Campus address The university president also provided an update on diversity and inclusion initiative TerrapinStrong. Nene Narh-Mensah March 2, 2022
Dozens gather to celebrate College Park City Hall grand opening The new building — a project that has been in the works for 20 years — includes spaces for the city and the university. Grace Yarrow December 14, 2021
Pay up Pines: It’s time to end the wage gap at this university To alleviate egregious pay gaps among workers, institutions must listen to their workers and pay them livable wages. Rebecca Scherr December 5, 2021
UMD wraps up community forum series on strategic plan The plan is expected to be finalized in March. Shifra Dayak November 17, 2021
Pines calls response to Guilford Woods development “emotional,” “political” issue The university president emphasized the need for affordable graduate student housing. Abigail Russ October 7, 2021
Dr. Amitabh Varshney named interim research VP at UMD Varshney succeeds Dr. Laurie Locascio, who was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the director of NIST. Christine Zhu September 23, 2021
US Secretary of State visits UMD, touts investments in infrastructure The visit came on the eve of the Senate’s vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Julia Nikhinson August 10, 2021
Maryland football performance center to be named in honor of trailblazing Black athletes The state-of-the-art facility will pay homage to Billy Jones and Darryl Hill. Jacob Richman April 22, 2021
In his inaugural address, President Darryll Pines shares his vision for UMD The university will invest $40 million to recruit faculty from underrepresented groups. Eric Neugeboren April 22, 2021
UMD President Pines shares support resources following Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction Pines enumerated a list of virtual healing spaces and dialogues. Rina Torchinsky April 20, 2021