“Every count means money”: UMD to host virtual census event to encourage student participation
The hour-long event will be hosted on Instagram Live on April 1 at 5 p.m.
“Our class really lost a lot”: UMD seniors petition to postpone in-person commencement
The University of Maryland cancelled in-person commencement due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“Trying to make lemonade out of lemons”: UMD professors prepare to move classes online
Faculty say some classes are easier to adapt than others.
UMD students will have free access to virtual textbooks for the rest of the semester
The service will be provided until May 25.
Small businesses in College Park struggle through coronavirus pandemic
The Board and Brew and Vigilante Coffee are among the small businesses hit hard so far.
UMD grad students can be graded pass-fail this spring, but must get at least a C- to pass
They can opt to receive normal letter grades, though, just like undergraduate students.
UMD made the semester pass-fail. The SGA wants the only options to be A and A minus.
SGA voted 23-13 in favor of the "Double A" grading system during a virtual meeting last night.
President Loh on COVID-19: “The world is not going to go back to the way it has been”
He's trying to balance the health and economic threats to the university, he said.
As Olivia Paregol’s loved ones fight for remembrance, they win a victory in Annapolis
Last week, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law that requires universities to create outbreak response plans.
The coronavirus pandemic offers lessons in leadership
Take note of the injustices that have arisen from the coronavirus pandemic.