We are the University of Maryland chapter of United Academics of Maryland.
We are UAM-UMD.
Issues and Campaigns
Academic Freedom
Standing Up for Academic Freedom Your faculty union is the first line of defense against authoritarianism. Right now, an anti-education and anti-science regime is targeting institutions of higher learning by suppressing dissent and by punishing scholars for...
Collective Bargaining
Fighting for Collective BargainingFaculty at Maryland’s four-year colleges and universities are the only major group of state employees that lack the legal right to bargain a contract with their employers. Since 2023, UAM-UMD has been working in partnership with...
PTK Researchers Campaign
Protecting PTK Faculty ResearchersThe federal government’s politically motivated assault on higher education and scientific research seeks to kneecap our research infrastructure. UAM-UMD is fighting back. Faculty at UMD conducting crucial research in fields like...
We believe that a better university is possible.
Are you upset with the direction that the University of Maryland (UMD) has headed towards in recent years?
We are too.
So we started UAM-UMD to push back against the corporatization of UMD and to build a more just and a more compassionate future for the university.
We are open to all graduate student instructors and researchers, adjunct and professional track faculty, library faculty, and tenure-track faculty.
See our About page for more details on our work and Sign Up here to get involved.
“We want a university that does not just talk about democracy, justice, and racial and gender equality, but puts these values into action in its budget and operations.”