It’s time the University System of Maryland divests from prison labor
Why is this university still using prison labor?
Grad students’ collective bargaining bill divides UMD
Similar bills have been taken to the Maryland legislature 8 times and killed in the past 20 years.
USM employees to receive pay increases during 2022 fiscal year
Employees will also receive cost of living adjustments and merit-based raises.
USM requires COVID booster for students living on campus this spring
Those with previous exemptions won't need to get the booster.
USM Board of Regents approves minimum wage increase to $15 for union-represented workers
The increase will not include student workers and contractual workers who work at USM institutions.
USM workers can now bargain under one contract after legislature overrides Hogan’s veto
Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed a bill earlier this year.
USM Board of Regents votes to increase tuition, fees for 2021-22 academic year
Out-of-state tuition will increase by 5 percent.
USM Student Council town hall focuses on challenges of COVID-19, racial injustice
Panelists also discussed the possibility of making vaccines mandatory in the fall semester.
Bill named for Jordan McNair moves through state legislature after setbacks last year
The bill would require public higher education institutions to implement new health guidelines aimed at protecting student-athletes.
At Maryland hearing, USM grad students once again fight for collective bargaining rights
This is the ninth year that a collective bargaining bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly.