“No corners were cut”: UMD public health professors say the COVID-19 vaccine is safe Some public health professors say that increased education should be used to combat hesitancy towards the vaccine. Freelance Reporter December 14, 2020
Some UMD instructors are writing their own textbooks for their courses Although some professors choose to write their own books for their classes, many don't profit from their sales. Freelance Reporter October 23, 2020
“I think it’ll be good for me”: Some UMD professors look forward to in-person classes Some professors are gearing up to go back into the classroom after holding online-only classes for the first two weeks of the semester. Freelance Reporter September 14, 2020
UMD community reflects on celebrating Passover apart from family and friends The university's Jewish Student Center is helping students hold Seder dinners in College Park. Clara Longo de Freitas April 8, 2020
As online classes begin, some UMD professors juggle teaching and parenting at home Professors stuck at home with kids say they're learning to balance their two roles. Jonathan Tercasio April 7, 2020
After move online, UMD students and professors struggle to replicate hands-on lab courses Regular lab experiments are off-limits. Clara Longo de Freitas April 2, 2020
UMD made the semester pass-fail. The SGA wants the only options to be A and A minus. SGA voted 23-13 in favor of the "Double A" grading system during a virtual meeting last night. Amanda Hernández March 27, 2020
Can I have a crumb of empathy, please? I am really tired of having to overshare about my mental health with professors. Manuela López Restrepo December 2, 2019
A.C. is still out in five UMD academic buildings over a week after outage The outage occurred on Sept. 30. Eric Neugeboren October 9, 2019
Updates to advising tool aim to help UMD students and advisers connect across majors The tool replaces a less streamlined advising system, which included using Google Sheets and written notes. Shreeya Agarwal October 8, 2019