by Joel Lev-Tov In the midst of happy students basking in the unusually warm February weather, dozens of Ukrainian students were rather more somber, standing around the McKeldin Mall sundial to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. “It’s been a year of losses. It’s been hard here, but we are here,” said organizer Tetiana Tytko, a second language acquisition doctoral … Continue reading UMD students, staff mark first anniversary of Ukraine invasion with vigil

By Kiersten Hacker When Maya Kang attended Quelcome, University of Maryland’s queer student welcome event, she noticed that there were no organizations designated for students who identify as Asian American and LGBTQ. So, the sophomore government and politics and English double major called her close friend to share her observation. “I said to my friend, ‘Hey, there should be a space for the LGBTQ Asian … Continue reading Gaysians at UMD bring new representation to campus

By Kiersten Hacker The University of Maryland Student Government Association allocated more than $400,000 to programs and services to support students who continue to navigate through difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Due to unforeseen circumstances in the spring 2020 semester as well as years of accounting errors by the university, there was a surplus of funding, according to Dan Alpert, the outgoing SGA president. … Continue reading SGA funding for student support totals over $1M with new allocation

By Kiersten Hacker University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay A. Perman and the Board of Regents announced on April 23 that all eligible students, faculty and staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to USM campuses this fall.  A USM working group composed of university-based experts in public health, infectious disease and emergency management recommended the mandate. Advice from all 12 university … Continue reading USM mandates COVID-19 vaccines for fall 2021