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UAM-UMD Sues the Trump Administration
Today UAM-UMD filed suit against a recent Trump executive order that aims to stifle lawful forms of diversity, equity, and inclusion among federal contractors like UMD. The suit filed in the US District Court in Maryland stems from its chilling effects on free speech,...
Collective Bargaining Win in Maryland Makes History
Starting July 1, 2026, thousands of non-tenure-track faculty across Maryland’s four-year public universities will have the right to bargain collectively for the first time in history. Faculty across the state are cheering the passage of Senate Bill 6/House Bill 106,...
It’s Membership May!
UAM-UMD is running a "May Membership Drive" to encourage UMD faculty to join AAUP as official dues-paying members. You can becomes dues paying member here: https://www.aaup.org/membership/join Why is it important to be a dues paying member? So glad you asked! 1) Dues...
Rally to Kill the Cuts
Great turnout today to Kill the Cuts, with workers of all stripes from NIH, UMD, Hopkins, GW, Georgetown, Howard, UMBC, and Montgomery College. Particular shoutout to organizer Nina Randazzo who didn't know about the union last year and is now telling the bosses off...
Rally to Kill the Cuts!
Join your UMD students and colleagues Tuesday at 4:00 pm in Upper Senate Park in DC, where we’ll tell Congress: Kill the Cuts. UMD faculty and students will meet outside the turnstiles of the College Park Metro Station at 3 pm to travel to the rally. For those who...
CALL TO ACTION: Major Legislative Update & Urgent Ask
We are posting today with an important update and urgent request. As you know, we have been fighting in Annapolis for collective bargaining legislation for all faculty and librarians in Maryland higher ed institutions for the last three years. It has been a tough...
UAM-UMD VP Daniel Greene Addresses USM Board of Regents: “We are not the enemy but, on campus, we are treated like it”
Good morning. I am Daniel Greene, Associate Professor of Information in College Park, where I have worked for 7 years. Before that, I worked at a small startup called Microsoft. I train the data scientists who go on to firms like Lockheed or Accenture, or the feds. I...
UMD faculty rights group rebrands, pushes for collective bargaining
Screenshot The University of Maryland’s AAUP chapter rebranded itself in October to become United Academics of Maryland – University of Maryland. The organization, formerly known as the American Association of University Professors, is a coalition of faculty members...
“Professors are the Enemy”: What the Election Results Mean for Higher Ed
We will not mince words: we are deeply concerned about what the re-election of Donald Trump means for the future of higher education, labor rights, reproductive rights, and the safety of our LGBTQI+, immigrant, and racial minority communities. President Trump selected...