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Link Roundup – 19 November
UMD hasn’t established a compact against Trump despite University Senate vote (November 17) topics: local, universities, faculty, university governance, University of Maryland College Park, University Senate, collective action Hopkins police accused of union...
Link Roundup – 12 November
ICE seeking new office space near College Park (November 6) topics: local, immigration enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, General Services Administration Howard Community College faculty escalate clash with president (November 10) topics:...
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 members rally university administration to keep ICE off...
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 Union Busters Against Workers (October 27) topics:...
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, federal funding, universities, faculty, University of...
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 bid to save a struggling college (October 14)...
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 Labor Union (GLU), collective action, graduate students...
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UMD dashboard tracking 25 demands made by Black student leaders remains unpublished (September 30) topics: local, University of Maryland College Park, students, actions targeting DEI programs Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to stealing wages from workers on UMD...
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 Science Interdisciplinary Center...