Over 100 UMD students hire legal team in fight to terminate on-campus apartment leases "If it has to happen, then we’ll vigorously defend them in the courts.” Angela Roberts August 11, 2020
UMD to start undergraduate classes online, delay in-person instruction for two weeks The delay will allow the university to implement campuswide COVID-19 testing, Pines wrote. Daisy Grant August 10, 2020
UMD to fill Bias Incident Support Services program director position amid hiring freeze Neijma Celestine-Donnor left the position July 31. Angela Roberts August 4, 2020
As first month of rent looms, UMD students fight to terminate on-campus apartment leases Students have reached out to lawyers, flooded social media feeds and organized email campaigns to raise awareness. Angela Roberts July 31, 2020
USM institutions mandate COVID-19 testing for all planning to return to campus in-person Those returning in-person to USM institutions will also have to start daily symptom monitoring and reporting 14 days before arriving on campus. Angela Roberts July 30, 2020
Trump administration announces it won’t accept new DACA recipients There are approximately 120 University of Maryland students under the program. Amanda Hernández July 29, 2020
UMD shouldn’t reopen for the fall semester OUR VIEW: Reopening campus unnecessarily puts lives in danger. Diamondback Editorial Board July 28, 2020
UMD director of Bias Incident Support Services to leave position Friday Neijma Celestine-Donnor will be starting a new job at the University of Maryland, Baltimore next month. Angela Roberts July 27, 2020
UMD workers are essential. The campus community must fight for them. UMD can’t keep treating its service and maintenance staff as disposable. Allison Cochrane July 27, 2020
UMD students in dorms might not have roommates this fall, Pines says in radio interview Pines fielded questions from students and parents during his Thursday interview on The Kojo Nnamdi Show. Rina Torchinsky July 24, 2020