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First-time student enrollment at the UMD dropped by about four percent since fall 2021 despite record application and admission highs for fall 2024, according to a Diamondback analysis of university data. dbknews.com/2025/05/06/u...
UMD freshman enrollment dips by 4% since fall 2021 despite record admissions
Fewer than 25 percent of admitted students enrolled at this university in each of the last four fall semesters.
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Prince George's County Council members call for the wrongly deported Maryland man's return. dbknews.com/2025/04/28/p...
Prince George’s County Council members rally for wrongly deported Maryland man’s release
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials detained Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia on March 12 and later deported him to El Salvador.
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Dhruvak Mirani will be the UMD 2025-26 SGA president, the organization announced Friday. dbknews.com/2025/04/18/d...
Dhruvak Mirani elected as 2025-26 UMD SGA president
Mirani, a junior computer science and government and politics major, ran on the Our College Park ticket.
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College Park's Little Blue Menu, the only location in the country, will temporarily close on May 1 for renovations and lay off 91 employees. dbknews.com/2025/04/11/l...
Little Blue Menu to temporarily close for renovations, lay off 91 employees
The restaurant, which is owned and operated by Chick-fil-A, will reopen in mid- to late-August.
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The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily paused a federal judge’s ruling demanding that President Donald Trump’s administration return a mistakenly deported Maryland resident. dbknews.com/2025/04/07/j...
Supreme Court pauses federal ruling demanding US return wrongly deported Maryland man
In an emergency request to the Supreme Court, the justice department said the order to return Abrego Garcia would be “unprecedented and indefensible.”
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A federal judge reaffirmed on Sunday her ruling that President Donald Trump’s administration must return Maryland resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S. after mistakenly deporting him to El Salvador. For @thedbk.bsky.social Read more: dbknews.com/2025/04/07/f...
Federal judge reaffirms order to return wrongfully deported Maryland man
ICE deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador last month due to what officials said was an “administrative error.”
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UMD students will vote in the 2025 SGA election this week from Tuesday at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. dbknews.com/2025/03/31/s...
Meet the 2 candidates running for 2025-26 SGA president
Two candidates are running for student body president this year, with Strive UMD’s Graham Firosz facing Our College Park’s Dhruvak Mirani.
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Kermit the Frog will be UMD’s 2025 commencement speaker, according to a university news release on Wednesday. dbknews.com/2025/03/26/k...
Kermit the Frog announced as UMD’s 2025 commencement speaker
University alum and renowned puppeteer Jim Henson founded The Muppets, a fictional musical ensemble that includes Kermit, in 1955.
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April's SGA election will ask students whether USM and the UMCP foundation should divest from certain defense, security and military companies. dbknews.com/2025/03/07/u...
UMD students will vote on divestment from defense companies in April’s SGA election
The ballot question comes months after more than 650 students signed a petition demanding the SGA add the question to its 2025 election ballot.
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Hundreds of people celebrated Native American and Indigenous culture Saturday at UMD's annual powwow in Ritchie Coliseum. dbknews.com/2025/03/03/u...
Hundreds gather to celebrate Native American culture at annual UMD powwow
The powwow featured more than 10 Native American dance and music performances and booths selling traditional clothing and jewelry.
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UMD's Carillon Communities living-learning program will reduce its student enrollment by more than 65 percent beginning this fall. dbknews.com/2025/03/03/u...
UMD Carillon Communities program to cut enrollment by more than 65% this fall
Carillon Communities is a one year living-learning program for first-year students that aims to foster problem-solving and collaborative skills development.
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The UMD SGA passed a bill to host a campuswide referendum this spring to assess student support for a mandatory annual health center fee. It was estimated to be at $140 to 180 per year for full-time students and $70 to 90 per year for part-time students. dbknews.com/2025/02/28/u...
UMD SGA to hold referendum on proposed health center fee this spring
The nonbinding question will appear on the upcoming Student Government Association election ballot in April.
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UMD students lost internships and post-graduation job opportunities because of the federal hiring freeze. dbknews.com/2025/02/21/u...
UMD students lose internship, job opportunities after federal hiring freeze
The hiring freeze, signed on Jan. 20 by U.S. President Donald Trump, immediately paused nearly all hiring for vacant positions and adding new positions to the federal civil service.
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After calls to cancel the event, UMD business school added new panelist, Palestinian political analyst Bassem Eid, who has criticized Palestinians’ “right of return” to their homeland. dbknews.com/2025/02/20/u...
UMD business school adds speaker to Middle East panel after calls to cancel event
The new panelist, political analyst Bassem Eid, has criticized Palestinians’ “right of return” to their homeland.
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Three candidates, including a UMD student, are competing in a special election for the vacant District 3 College Park City Council seat. dbknews.com/2025/02/19/c...
Meet the candidates for the District 3 College Park City Council seat
The three candidates in the special election include a University of Maryland student.
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Maryland men’s basketball scored 21 of the first 25 second-half points and never looked back, downing Iowa, 101-75, at Xfinity Center on Sunday. dbknews.com/2025/02/16/m...
No. 25 Maryland men’s basketball dominates second half in 101-75 win over Iowa
The Terps scored their most-ever points in a Big Ten game, and have won nine of their last 11.
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Democratic leaders in Maryland are taking legislative and legal action against President Donald Trump’s executive orders. dbknews.com/2025/02/17/m...
Maryland Democrats push bills, legal action to combat Trump’s executive orders
In his first three weeks in office, Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders, including directives to downsize the government and expand immigration enforcement.
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Researchers at UMD are grappling with the impacts and uncertainty of President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit federal research funding. dbknews.com/2025/02/14/n...
UMD faculty, researchers criticize planned NIH research funding cuts
The research funding cuts came more than a week after Trump issued an executive order to pause federal spending on grants and loans.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will no longer participate as an employer in the UMD spring career fair. dbknews.com/2025/02/13/u...
UMD to no longer host ICE as employer at spring career fair
Before Thursday’s change, the agency was listed as an employer at the fair on Feb. 27 and 28.
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UMD is closed on Wednesday due to inclement weather, according to a university alert Tuesday night. dbknews.com/2025/02/11/u...
UMD to close Wednesday due to inclement weather
In-person classes are canceled and only weather-essential employees are expected to report to work.
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UMD will close at 2 p.m. Tuesday due to inclement weather, according to a university alert Monday night. dbknews.com/2025/02/10/u...
UMD to close at 2 p.m. Tuesday due to inclement weather
College Park is under a Winter Storm Warning from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to The Weather Channel.
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PGCPS is addressing community concerns about federal immigration enforcement after President Donald Trump’s administration allowed ICE to make arrests in schools. dbknews.com/2025/02/10/p...
Here’s how PGCPS officials are preparing for ICE officers in schools
PGCPS officials aim to educate community members about their immigration rights and reaffirm their commitment to making schools safe for students.
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The NCAA will no longer allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports, the organization announced Thursday. dbknews.com/2025/02/06/n...
NCAA bans transgender athletes from women’s sports after Trump executive order
The decision, effective immediately, came one day after United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing federal agencies to rescind funding for educational programs that allow transgender women and girls to participate in school-sponsored women’s sports. dbknews.com/2025/02/05/d...
Trump signs order aiming to ban trans women, girls from women’s sports
The order requires all executive departments and agencies to review grants for educational programs and revoke funding if they fail to comply.
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College Park Starbucks employees joined Starbucks Workers United, a nationwide union, to fight for better working conditions.
College Park Starbucks employees unionize, fight for better working conditions
Workers at the Starbucks in the College Park Shopping Center unanimously voted to unionize in December.
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College Park welcomed new restaurants Compass Coffee, Honey Pig Korean BBQ and Insomnia Cookies to its business scene in 2025, with several more scheduled to open in the coming months. dbknews.com/2025/02/04/c...
Compass Coffee, Honey Pig Korean BBQ among College Park’s new restaurants in 2025
Chopt Creative Salad Company, Duck Donuts and Li Chun Café are expected to open in the coming weeks.
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Maryland men's basketball slotted in at No. 18 in Monday’s AP poll and are fourth in the Big Ten at just past the halfway point of conference play. dbknews.com/2025/02/03/m...
Maryland men’s basketball notebook: AP ranks Terps for first time in nearly 2 years
The Terps slot in at No. 18 in the newest rankings, the third highest Big Ten team.
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USM could get rid of about 400 jobs across its higher education institutions after Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed $111 million funding cut to the system in his 2026 budget. dbknews.com/2025/02/03/u...
USM could cut 400 jobs as state grapples with $3 billion deficit
University system chancellor Jay Perman addressed state lawmakers at multiple committee hearings this week about the proposed cut’s repercussions.
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Multiple construction projects on UMD's campus have seen progress since the beginning of fall semester, and some are predicted to be completed during spring or summer 2025. dbknews.com/2025/01/31/u...
Here’s a look at the UMD construction scene in spring 2025
Multiple projects have seen progress since the beginning of fall semester, and some are predicted to be completed during spring or summer 2025.
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