UMD increases security at annual Israel Fest and boycott
University event staff checked IDs, searched bags and scanned attendees with metal detectors at gated entrances for Israel Fest and Boycott Israel Fest.
UMD community members continue sit-in calling for ceasefire in Gaza, divestment
Dozens of students held similar sit-ins last week on McKeldin Mall and Hornbake Plaza.
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.
‘It’s silencing us’: UMD student groups criticize interim chalking policy
Members of this university’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter claimed the policy is an attempt to silence their messaging on campus.
UMD SGA fails to advance divestment resolution
After two hours of public comment, the SGA voted to not consider the resolution this semester.
UMD students supporting Palestine protest Israeli politician’s talk
During his lecture, Daniel Illouz discussed his experiences in the Israeli government and expressed despair for the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
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.
UMD community members call for ceasefire at sit-in for Palestine
Protest attendees criticized university administration's “hypocrisy” in responding to ongoing violence in Palestine.
Hundreds protest UMD administration’s response to violence in Palestine
More than 300 people joined the protest and walk-out organized by this university’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.