Here’s how UMD community members could be affected by the government shutdown
As part of the shutdown, about 750,000 employees are at risk of being furloughed a day, halting an estimated $400 million in compensation each work day.
UMD students frustrated, anxious after campus body lice reports
The university confirmed that areas with evidence of lice have been thoroughly treated, according to a Friday campuswide email.
UPDATED: UMD responds to body lice on campus
University of Maryland Facilities Management received a report of a bug infestation at McKeldin Library Wednesday afternoon.
UMD community members voice concerns after Trump restricts Palestinian visa applicants
It will be almost impossible for Palestinian Authority passport holders to enter the U.S. for pleasure, educational, medicinal or business purposes.
Maryland Corps welcomes nearly 600 inductees at UMD Xfinity Center
Gov. Wes Moore formed the program in 2023 to create an option for Maryland high school graduates to serve their community.
UMD students express relief, concern after electric scooter ban for on-campus residents
The new rule, announced in July, is part of a broader set of recommendations developed by the campus micromobility workgroup.
UMD receives false report of active shooter near McKeldin Library
The report comes after at least a dozen higher education institutions across the U.S. have been hit by false active shooter reports over the past few weeks.
Judge temporarily blocks ICE from deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Uganda
Abrego Garcia was informed by ICE "within minutes" of his release from a Tennessee jail on Friday that the agency intends to deport him to Uganda.
UMD joins 10 research universities in lawsuit against defense department research cuts
The Defense Department intends to implement a 15 percent indirect cost rate cap on financial assistance to higher education institutions, according to a May 14 memo.
US-China trade deal to let Chinese students remain at US colleges, universities
This deal comes two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the nation would begin to “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students.