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Link Roundup – 18 March
UMD SGA approves referendums to call for USM regent’s resignation, sanctuary campus status (March 13) https://dbknews.com/2026/03/13/sga-referendums-mcmillen-sanctuary-campus/ topics: local, students, universities, UMD Student Government Association, University of...
Link Roundup – 11 March
Adjunct faculty at UMD schools deserve collective bargaining rights (March 6) https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/03/06/umd-adjunct-faculty-collective-bargaining-rights topics: Maryland, universities, faculty, unions, UAM-UMD, opinion UMD graduate workers protest payroll...
Link Roundup – 25 February
UMD, USM union members rally in Annapolis for better pay, binding arbitration (February 18) https://dbknews.com/2026/02/18/umd-usm-union-rally-annapolis/ topics: local, AFSCME, University of Maryland College Park, University System of Maryland A year into federal...
Link Roundup – 4 March
UMD Black enrollment from DC, Prince George’s County falls short of 2020 goal (March 4) https://dbknews.com/2026/03/04/black-enrollment-dc-prince-georges/ topics: local, undergraduate students, University of Maryland College Park, HBCUs, financial aid Chesapeake...
Link Roundup – 18 February
UMD republishes list of 25 key demands from Black student leaders under firewall (February 17) topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, students, actions targeting DEI programs UMD SGA resolution calls on USM to divest from weapons companies...
Link Roundup – 11 February
UMD violated state labor laws while negotiating with local union, state board finds (February 10) topics: Maryland, universities, unions, University of Maryland College Park, Baltimore City Community College, AFSCME Mondays in Annapolis: Lobbyists, citizens...
Link Roundup – 4 February
USM again opposes bill to grant graduate student workers collective bargaining rights (January 30) topics: Maryland, Graduate Labor Union, collective bargaining, graduate students, University System of Maryland Trinity’s Diverse Students Navigate Anxiety Amid DEI...
Link Roundup – January 28
University of Maryland, BCCC violated law in union negotiations, labor board finds (January 20) topics: Maryland, universities, unions, University of Maryland College Park, Baltimore City Community College, AFSCME The $600,000 plagiarism report the University of...
Link Roundup – 17 December
USM finds no misconduct evidence in UMD president plagiarism investigation (December 12) topics: Maryland, universities, academic administrators, University of Maryland College Park College Park Starbucks baristas strike for new contract, better working...