US-China trade deal to let Chinese students remain at US colleges, universities
This deal comes two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the nation would begin to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students.
UMD education students remain passionate amid U.S. education department changes
Trump has carried out a number of actions against the country’s education system since taking office in January with the goal of dismantling the education department.
Coalition of campus organizations demand transparent communication from UMD administrators
A coalition of five student and faculty organizations sent a letter Friday morning to four University of Maryland administrators calling out a lack of “transparent communication” about their response to recent federal action regarding immigrant students and workers.
El Salvador denies Sen. Chris Van Hollen meeting with wrongly deported Maryland man
The meeting came two days after Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele visited the White House and said he would not return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States.
El Salvadoran president said he won’t return wrongfully deported Maryland man
El Salvador’s president will not return wrongly deported Maryland man to the U.S., he said during a Monday visit to the White House.
Prince George’s County braces for impacts of Trump administration tariffs
Trump signed an executive order on April 2 declaring a national emergency because of annual U.S. trade deficits. As a result, the president imposed a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports and even higher tariffs on countries that have trade surpluses with the U.S.
Tracking student illness can help UMD stay ahead of outbreaks
This university can adopt a self-reporting system where students can log symptoms and illnesses to counteract issues in federal tracking.
UMD leaders, students hope to continue DEI efforts despite Trump administration threats
The Trump administration threatened to revoke federal funding for schools and universities if they do not eliminate diversity initiatives within two weeks.
Affirmative action is under attack from the Trump administration. Colleges must fight back.
Affirmative action is imperfect, but it's the best tool we have right now.
Trump administration announces it won’t accept new DACA recipients
There are approximately 120 University of Maryland students under the program.