UMD RHA was right to vote for raised room and board fees
UMD RHA represents the student body's thoughts in raising fees for employee salaries.
UMD employees discuss priorities for contract at AFSCME new member event
The organization plans to negotiate new contracts in the new Maryland General Assembly legislative session next year.
‘The bare minimum:’ UMD students express mixed reactions to announced wage increases
The administration announced it would increase hourly wages to $15 in January 2023. Union-represented employees have been making $15 an hour since spring 2022.
Black faculty, staff speak out against racism at UMD during BFSA town hall
At the town hall, Black employees at this university shared their experiences with discrimination and anti-Blackness during their time on the campus.
Behind the scenes, these employees ran the quarantine and isolation housing at UMD
University employees helped distribute food to students in quarantine and isolation housing, answer calls and emails from parents and more.
“It’s gonna be chaos”: UMD employees manage work and child care amid COVID-19
"You’re trying to manage all your own feelings and fears ... while also trying to keep their world and their lives and their experiences as normal as possible.”
UMD and College Park employees bought 50 homes through this program
The program provides $15,000 toward closing costs for city and university employees for new home purchases in College Park.
