UAM-UMD NEWS
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Link ROundup – 20 May
[Towson] Office of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility changes name to redirect its focus (May 15) https://thetowerlight.com/office-of-civic-engagement-and-social-responsibility-changes-name-to-redirect-its-focus/ topics: Maryland, universities, Towson...
Link Roundup – 13 May
UMD staff union protests hiring freeze, prospective layoffs (May 7) https://dbknews.com/2026/05/07/umd-staff-protests-hiring-freeze-layoffs topics: local, universities, university employees, unions, collective action, AFSCME, University of Maryland College Park UMD...
Link Roundup – 6 May
UMD faculty excited about state bill that would grant unionization rights to nontenures (May 4) https://dbknews.com/2026/05/04/umd-faculty-non-tenure-union-bill/ topics: local, universities, non-tenure track faculty, unions, bills, University of Maryland College Park,...
Link Roundup – 29 April
UMD enacts hiring freeze, will begin layoffs amid 10% state funding cut (April 27) https://dbknews.com/2026/04/27/umd-hiring-freeze-layoffs-funding-cuts/ topics: local, universities, University of Maryland College Park, state funding Nyumburu community protests...
Link Roundup – 22 April
UAM-UMD sues Trump administration over ‘crusade’ on federal contracting diversity efforts (April 20) https://dbknews.com/2026/04/20/uam-umd-sues-trump-order-dei-contractors/ topics: local, universities, UAM-UMD, AAUP, lawsuits against the federal government UMD, USM...
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,...
Link Roundup – 15 April
Maryland lawmakers pass bill allowing nontenure track faculty to unionize (April 10) https://dbknews.com/2026/04/10/maryland-lawmakers-nontenure-faculty-unionize/ Maryland lawmakers pass bill granting some college professors union rights (April 9) topics: Maryland,...
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,...
Link Roundup – 1 April
UMD students disapprove of firewall on 25 demands from Black student leaders (March 26) https://dbknews.com/2026/03/26/umd-students-25-demands-firewall/ topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, students, actions targeting DEI programs Maryland’s higher...