Historical announcements from the Office of the President up to June 29, 2020.
Archived News
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May 31, 2020
We are grieving the killing of George Floyd, McKinsley Lincoln, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, and Ahmaud Arbery, and all who came before.
Expectations for fall 2020 semester
May 29, 2020
For several weeks, dozens of faculty and staff divided into seven work-groups – Safety and Health; Education; Research; Student Life; Human Resources; Fiscal Planning; and Intercollegiate Athletics – have been planning a phased re-opening of on-campus activities this fall.
UMD framework for planning and virtual town hall meeting
Apr 28, 2020
Now that the State and USM have provided the green light to begin planning for reopening, the University leadership team is making plans for a safe and gradual process for the resumption of in-person operations. There will not be a single date for the full reopening of the physical campus. Like the statewide plan, our transition will be guided by public health expertise.
The loss of a University staff member
Apr 9, 2020
I write with heartbreaking news, the loss of the first University staff member from complications due to COVID-19. I share this information with the family's permission.
Remembering and honoring the first loss in our UMD community due to COVID-19
Apr 4, 2020
I write to share the heart-breaking information of the first known death, on April 1, 2020, of a member of our University community due to complications related to COVID-19. I do so with the consent of the family. He is Distinguished University Professor David C. Driskell, a renowned artist, art historian, collector, and curator.
UMD financial actions in this public health crisis
Apr 2, 2020
Under the Governor's directive, all Maryland residents must now shelter at home, except to leave for "an essential job or for an essential reason, such as obtaining food or medicine ... or other necessary purpose." Over one-half of the states are under a similar order.
Health, education, jobs, and common unity at UMD
Mar 27, 2020
On Wednesday, March 25, at 1:30 AM, the U.S. Senate and House leadership, together with the White House, agreed to inject $2 trillion into the economy -- the largest stimulus package in our nation's history.
Mar 24, 2020
Governor Hogan announced yesterday that all non-essential businesses in Maryland must close and reminded us that we are all in this together. We must continue to practice important preventive measures and social distancing, if we are to slow the transmission of this pandemic.