“Still fighting”: Black UMD students add their voices to protests against police brutality
“I’m exhausted that in the year 2020, black people, we’re still fighting to prove that our lives matter,” one student said.
Mckayla Wilkes, whose campaign was powered by UMD students, loses race for District 5 seat
The progressive candidate received 17 percent of the vote.
Dozens gather at UMD vigil for beloved African American Studies professor Jonathan England
Students remembered England as a mentor and devoted ally.
College Park City Council discusses sustainable building for new apartment construction
The complex, called The Standard, will include 283 apartment units.
UMD needs to act on its commitment to the black community
OUR VIEW: This editorial board stands with the black community and with those protesting systemic racism.
Commencement in quarantine: How these UMD students celebrated their virtual graduation
Without an in-person graduation ceremony, some members of the class of 2020 found other ways to celebrate.
UMD President Wallace Loh announces preliminary plans to “de-densify” campus in the fall
The statement comes as Prince George's County gears up to reopen on June 1.
PGPD responds to armed robbery near College Park Volunteer Fire Department
Two armed men entered an establishment and demanded property.
USM announces plans for mix of in-person and remote instruction for fall semester
Certain decisions — whether athletics may resume, for instance — will be left up to specific universities.
More than 900 UMD students signed PSA’s petition protesting Betsy Devos’ Title IX changes
The petition calls on UMD to take action beyond the new regulations.