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UPDATED: UMD restores access to Canvas after nationwide cyberattack

Students have regained full access to Canvas, the University of Maryland’s learning management system, after a nationwide cyberattack, according to a Friday morning alert from the university’s IT ...
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UMD staff union protests hiring freeze, prospective layoffs

Dozens of University of Maryland union members and employees marched from Hornbake Plaza to the administration building Wednesday afternoon, protesting the hiring freeze that took effect last week and ...
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UMD SGA rejects election rules amendments, implements divestment advocacy in omnibus bill

The University of Maryland SGA at its final meeting of the semester implemented divestment advocacy into its bylaws, condensed select committees and voted against amendments that could have ...
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Here’s a look at some bills the UMD RHA passed this year

Residence Hall Association Vice-President Anya Olson speaks at a senate meeting on Feb. 25, 2026, in the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center. (Jonathan Peter Belling/The Diamondback) The ...
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Meet the local advocate fighting against Prince George’s County data centers

Moments before leading a rally against a proposed data center in Prince George’s County, Taylor Frazier McCollum took one last look at the speech she typed the day before. The rally was Frazier ...