In-person final exams inconvenience students. Asynchronous, online exams can help.
Asynchronous, online finals help both students and professors.
UMD breaks daily COVID-19 case record with 135 on-campus positives
The latest numbers break the previous day’s record of 98 reported cases from on-campus testing.
UMD to expand COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic individuals
The university is also encouraging community members to wear KN95 masks in classrooms and dorms.
UMD needs to provide accessible COVID-19 testing for vaccinated people
By limiting testing, UMD is only making the pandemic worse.
About 150 UMD students referred to student conduct office for testing noncompliance so far
Students who are noncompliant with testing requirements receive two warning letters before being referred to the Office of Student Conduct.
UMD to fund free one-on-one STI testing for the next several months
The testing, which started in October, will continue into the spring semester.
Lack of communication surrounding UMD’s COVID-19 tests has left some feeling unsupported
The problems range from missed phone calls to delayed results.
UMD President Pines fields questions about COVID-19 response in virtual town hall
The conversation was co-moderated by The Diamondback.
UMD launches COVID-19 dashboard to track testing, spread on campus
The dashboard will be updated weekly.
USM institutions mandate COVID-19 testing for all planning to return to campus in-person
Those returning in-person to USM institutions will also have to start daily symptom monitoring and reporting 14 days before arriving on campus.