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UMD SGA condemns student-hosted event with IDF soldiers, demands university issues apology

The resolutions come weeks after this university’s Students Supporting Israel chapter hosted three Israeli Defense Forces soldiers at an event on Oct. 21.

Keira Hardesty
November 6, 2025

UMD alumni offer STEM students tips for job searching in a turbulent market

Four recent graduates shared their career experiences with students who plan to enter STEM fields at a panel on Tuesday.

Clay Ludwig
November 6, 2025

UMD community members rally university administration to keep ICE off campus

The group marched from Hornbake Plaza to the Thomas V. Miller Administration building, holding up signs and chanting phrases like “say it loud, say it clear: immigrants are welcome here.”

Sanya Wason
November 5, 2025

UMD student creates mental health brand, publishes self-reflection journal with her mother

Senior management major Ella Macduff and her mother spent an eight hour trip to this university 2023 opening up about their personal struggles.

Freelance Reporter
November 4, 2025

Maryland union members attend USM Board of Regents meeting to support workers’ rights

The push comes after university system Chancellor Jay Perman in September said government funding cuts are harming public universities and could lead to layoffs.

Lillian Glaros
November 4, 2025

Here’s where to get free food assistance in Prince George’s County

Federal judges ruled that Trump must preserve SNAP funding after the federal government initially paused the distribution of benefits effective Nov. 1.

Bella DeCrescenzo
November 4, 2025

UMD announces new fundraising campaign to raise $2.5B

The new initiative is starting off with $943 million in funding that this university has raised since November 2021.

Johana Gonzalez-Cruz
November 3, 2025

UMD public policy school launches new global, foreign policy major

The interdisciplinary major aims to teach students about global challenges like conflict, migration and pandemics.

Freelance Reporter
October 31, 2025

UMD SGA encourages College Park City Council to pass early lease ordinance

The ordinance would prohibit landlords from asking tenants to release their apartments until 180 days before their current lease expires.

Keira Hardesty
October 30, 2025

UMD community members demand sanctuary campus status, non-compliance with ICE

More than 2,700 people have signed a petition calling on administrators to declare the university a sanctuary campus.

Irit Skulnik
October 29, 2025