UMD graduate students advocate for more than six weeks of parental leave
Full-time faculty and staff at this university are allowed up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
UMD GSG members encourage more students to join amid high seat vacancy
The group started the semester with fewer representatives than last year, but is now at similar numbers.
UMD GSG once again supports graduate student unionization rights
The organization tends to pass a resolution calling for graduate worker collective bargaining every year, although not always unanimously.
Here are UMD GSG’s priorities for graduate student advocacy this year
The organization's first priority this semester is to increase its recruiting effort.
UMD GSG elects executive board, approves budget for next year
University of Maryland government and politics doctoral student Autumn Perkey will serve as the GSG’s president for the next academic year.
UMD GRAD Day features interdisciplinary student research
Almost 50 graduate students presented research in various fields.
UMD GSG calls for review of leave of absence policy
The GSG also passed a resolution that calls on the university’s administration to phase out the athletics fee for graduate students.
UMD GSG passes resolutions on workers’ rights information, student fee transparency
The goal of gathering the data is to understand the extent and types of abuses graduate assistants face while also recording and documenting them.
New Fearless Student Employees president aims to continue fight for collective bargaining
FSE is looking to work directly with departments to make changes at the legislative level.
EcoGrads developer walks back on graduate student focus, citing legal challenges
EcoGrads was previously aimed for graduate students, but real estate developer Mark Manzo said they no longer want to be locked into only graduate students because of the legal ramifications the development company could endure.