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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...
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/...
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 ...
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...
Link Roundup – 21 May
Maryland regents will allow furloughs, salary reductions at universities (May 19) https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/higher-education/university-system-of-maryland-furlough-salary-cuts-XADJEMMQ3JAKBFRB4HIPO654XY/ topics: Maryland, University System of...
Link Roundup – 14 May
UMD researchers left with uncertain future after NSF cuts 14 grants (May 12) https://dbknews.com/2025/05/12/umd-researchers-nsf-trump-grants/ topics: local, research funding, federal funding, University of Maryland College Park, National Science Foundation, data...
Link Roundup – 7 May
Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants (May 5) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us/politics/trump-harvard-research-grants.html topics: national, universities, Harvard University, federal funding, research funding Federal Court...
Link Roundup – April 30
University Senate votes in favor of uniting with other Big Ten schools against Trump (April 25) topics: local, universities, faculty, University of Maryland College Park, collective action This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump (April 30) topics: national,...
Link Roundup – April 23
Federal government revokes visas from 7 people at UMD (April 17) https://dbknews.com/2025/04/17/federal-government-revokes-visas-umd topics: local, universities, visa revocations, University of Maryland College Park University of Maryland removes list of 25 issues...