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Link Roundup – 5 November
Maryland union members attend USM Board of Regents meeting to support workers’ rights (November 4) topics: Maryland, AFSCME 1072, UAM-UMD, University System of Maryland Board of Regents UMD community […]
Link Roundup – 29 October
Maryland approves $500,000 to settle racial discrimination lawsuit against UMD (October 24) topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, university employees Library Admins Are Using Public Money to Hire […]
Link Roundup – 22 October
UMD community members discuss federal funding cuts, university response at union town hall (October 16) Shrinking federal grants signal sea change for Maryland higher ed (October 16) topics: local, Maryland, […]
Link Roundup – 16 October
Experts warn Turning Point USA watchlist could pose risk for UMD professors (October 10) topics: Maryland, faculty, universities, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore Kurt Schmoke’s […]
Link Roundup – 8 October
Graduate Labor Union March to City Hall demanding recognition (October 3) University of Maryland grad workers rally for union recognition (October 1) topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, Graduate […]
Link Roundup – 1 Oct
UMD dashboard tracking 25 demands made by Black student leaders remains unpublished (September 30) topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, students, actions targeting DEI programs Pennsylvania man pleads […]
Link Roundup – 24 Sept
Federal funding cuts loom over about 25 UMD Earth science researchers’ future projects (September 23) topics: Maryland, University of Maryland College Park, federal funding, research funding, faculty, universities, Earth System […]
Link Roundup – 17 September
UMD GSG hopes to support international students, fill vacant seats this year (September 16) topics: Maryland, universities, graduate students, Graduate Student Government, University of Maryland College Park About $30 […]
Link Roundup – 10 September
‘Conceding to the pressures’: UMD students criticize DEI office’s renaming (September 5) topics: Maryland, University of Maryland College Park, universities, actions targeting DEI programs, cooperation, students Here’s what UMD […]
Link Roundup – 3 September
Howard Community College’s faculty secures 3-year contract (August 28) topics: Maryland, unions, community colleges, faculty, Howard Community College, American Federation of Teachers Prince George’s Co. teachers’ union approves 3-year […]
Link Roundup – 27 August
Johns Hopkins University loses two top diversity officers (August 22) topics: Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, academic administrators, actions targeting DEI programs Anne Arundel County school bus drivers, aides vote […]
Link Roundup – 20 August
Cuts to Earth Science at University of Maryland, College Park (August 18) topics: Maryland, University of Maryland College Park, university employees, research funding, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), National […]
Link Roundup – 13 August
UMD renames Office of Diversity and Inclusion (August 8) topics: Maryland, University of Maryland, actions targeting DEI programs, cooperation UMMC residents and fellow physicians ratify first union contract (August […]
Link Roundup – 6 August
Maryland, other states expand lawsuit against Trump administration over AmeriCorps (July 25) topics: Maryland, universities, federal funding, AmeriCorps, Salisbury University Shore Corps Howard Community College admits possible labor law violations […]
Link Roundup – 30 July
Howard County faculty union members rally to demand progress on contract talks (June 28) topics: Maryland, Howard Community College, faculty, university employees, American Federation of Teachers Baltimore County schools […]
Link Roundup – 23 July
UMD’s president was accused of plagiarism. 10 months later, the investigation still isn’t done. (July 16) topics: Maryland, universities, academic administrators, University of Maryland College Park Conservative legal group […]
Link Roundup – 19 June
University regents approve fiscal 2026 budget that cuts spending, raises tuition and fees (June 13) https://marylandmatters.org/2025/06/13/university-regents-approve-fiscal-2026-budget-that-cuts-spending-raises-tuition-and-fees/ topics: Maryland, University System of Maryland, employees, students, compensation, academic administration UMD tuition, […]
Link Roundup – June 12
University System of Maryland authorizes schools to furlough employees, reduce salaries (June 9) [previously reported in May – new Diamondback coverage features comments from UAM and AFSCME] https://dbknews.com/2025/06/09/usm-authorizes-furloughs-salary-reductions/ topics: Maryland, […]
Link Roundup – June 4
Trump administration to begin ‘aggressively’ revoking Chinese students’ visas (May 29) https://dbknews.com/2025/05/29/trump-administration-revoke-chinese-student-visas/ topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, visa revocations, international students UMD issues international students guidance on […]
Link Roundup – 28 May
After critical audit, UMGC will pull back units it had spun off as independent businesses (May 28) https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/28/after-critical-audit-umgc-will-pull-back-units-it-had-spun-off-as-independent-businesses/ topics: Maryland, University of Maryland Global Campus Second bond rating agency […]
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