Maryland state delegate plans to introduce bill separating HBCUs from USM
The bill's supporters assert the university system has failed HBCUs in the past.
UMD and USM usually treat staff as disposable. This budget crisis is no different.
The COVID-19 budget cuts will hit staff without staff’s input.
We need to center the school reopening argument on faculty and staff, not students
Faculty and staff lives are more important than students’ convenience.
USM Chancellor Jay Perman stands behind in-person start, but with an exit route
“[Students] need the campus environment as much as they need our courses.”
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.
USM joins lawsuit against ICE over new student visa rule
Maryland is joining 16 other states and the District of Columbia in the lawsuit.
USM won’t increase tuition, room and board rates for next school year
The decision was made to ease financial challenges hoisted on students and families by the coronavirus pandemic.
UMD announces updated guidelines for fall semester
There will be reduced capacity in dorms, and courses with over 50 students will likely be held partially online.
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.
USM assembles COVID-19 task force to mobilize research, guide state policy
Laurie Locascio, UMD's vice president for research, will head the group.