Why didn’t the NBA strike work? Hashtags, jerseys and voting centers from the NBA aren’t enough. Malcolm Ferguson September 4, 2020
“Can’t be ignored”: Buoyed by NBA, UMD’s Black athletes speak out against systemic racism “It is so much bigger than [sports].” David Suggs August 29, 2020
Don’t cross the virtual picket line by online shopping during a strike Stand in solidarity with workers — don't shop online during a strike. Caterina Ieronimo May 12, 2020
Service workers are essential, so why have we spent so long insisting they aren’t? We created a system that punishes essential service workers. Maya Rosenberg April 14, 2020
Academics deserve financial and institutional security. Here’s what they need. The academic job market can be saved — but faculty need funding and power. Max Foley-Keene April 5, 2020
UMD graduate students demonstrate in solidarity with strikers at UC-Santa Cruz They're lobbying for unionization rights for graduate workers at this university. Angela Roberts March 12, 2020
Higher education should commit to its principles — not persecute graduate students UCSC is just one more example of universities failing graduate students. Serena Saunders March 2, 2020
Technology like ELMS has a history of being abused by universities. UMD should be wary. UMD students should be concerned about the potential for abuse of educational technology. Hadron Chaudhary February 26, 2020
Photo essay — “It’s too hot”: UMD students, Jane Fonda protest climate change in D.C. Fonda began the march to protest the lack of action by big corporations and the government to combat climate change. Diamondback Staff December 8, 2019
Two UMD alums went 13 days without food to protest climate inaction “We have to act,” one of them said. “It's not even really a choice.” Sahana Jayaraman December 2, 2019