UMD Senate votes to clarify when the university can revoke a former student’s degree The current code doesn’t directly define degree revocation as a sanction. Lyna Bentahar March 4, 2020
“I’m not surprised”: Jewish community responds to anti-Semitic hate crime arrest at UMD The Anti-Defamation League recorded 780 cases of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. during the first six months of 2019. Lyna Bentahar March 4, 2020
UMD international students express concern over ICE-proposed rule modifying visa restrictions If implemented, the rule would impose a maximum period of authorized stay for international students and other non-immigrants to the U.S. Chloe Goldberg March 4, 2020
UMD cancels abroad programs during spring break and summer due to coronavirus concerns The university already suspended semester study abroad programs this spring in China, Italy and South Korea. Eric Neugeboren March 3, 2020
Higher education should commit to its principles — not persecute graduate students UCSC is just one more example of universities failing graduate students. Serena Saunders March 2, 2020
“This is the movement”: UMD community members gather at rally for Mckayla Wilkes She's attempting to unseat longtime District 5 representative Steny Hoyer. Eric Neugeboren March 2, 2020
Software in some UMD libraries aims to improve computer accessibility It's meant to help the “everyday user.” Clara Niel March 2, 2020
At SGA-supported sessions, UMD students can learn how to respond to mental health crises The SGA has subsidized the training two semesters in a row, lowering the cost for students. Amanda Hernández March 2, 2020
A UMD student’s leg was crushed by a campus bus. Bystanders jumped into action. “I could see on their faces that they were really scared,” she said. “But despite that, they stopped and helped anyway." Rina Torchinsky March 2, 2020
With its only black tenured professor retiring, UMD’s public policy school faces pushback The search is on for a new hire, and all candidates who have visited campus so far are white. Angela Roberts March 2, 2020