"The university's newest dean will chair the committee charged with finding university President Dan Mote's successor, University System Chancellor Brit Kirwan announced last night." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:Public policy dean will lead search panel
Do you bicycle commute? Are you looking for a better route? Two new resources are available on line with bikeUMD.
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Mr. David North has again volunteered to act as a no-cost resource to graduate students as they complete their federal and state income tax returns.
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"The stage is set for the university to push forward with East Campus development after the Board of Public Works yesterday approved the university's $12 million purchase of The Washington Post Company's College Park printing plant." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:University finalizes Washington Post plant purchase
"The Committee for the Review of Student Fees voted last night to investigate student use of dorm landlines -- a measure that may save students $200 in fees that committee members said largely go to waste." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:Board OKs small fee hikes
The University Senate Office is now accepting candidacy applications for those graduate students who wish to be elected as Senators for the 2010-2011 academic year. The deadline for candidacy submission is March 26, 2010.
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"University President Dan Mote announced his resignation yesterday, ending a 12-year period in which he led the university to unprecedented successes while consistently battling eroding state support for higher education." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:MOTE TO RETIRE
Summer 2010 Graduate Student Research Grant Competition open to UM graduate students seeking support during the summer of 2010 for field research for MA thesis or dissertation projects related to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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"Plant sale will cost the city $260K in property taxes. The university has made an offer to compensate the city for the hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax revenue it will lose if the university's move to buy the Washington Post Company's College Park plant goes through." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:University will compensate city for revenue loss
The GSG Assembly met on January 29, 2010, and heard from College Park Mayor Andrew Fellows, City Councilmember Marcus Afzali, and the Dean of Libraries, Patricia Steele. It also considered a resolution on parental leave for childcare or adoption, and considered a funding request.
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"GSG says taking leave can ruin budding academic careers. Graduate student leaders are calling for the creation of a fund that would offer benefits equivalent to maternity and paternity leave for graduate assistants, replacing a procedure students worry could endanger their academic careers." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:Graduate assistants seek maternity leave help
"University President Dan Mote backs combination of life and physical sciences schools. A committee met for the first time Friday to discuss the possibility of combining the colleges of chemical and life sciences and computer, mathematical and physical sciences, which top administrators say will increase collaboration among departments." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:Science colleges to study merger
"The university is close to purchasing The Washington Post Company's College Park plant, potentially saving the 22.4 acres of forest known as the Wooded Hillock near Comcast Center originally planned for development." Read the full article at the DiamondbackMore about:If university purchases plant, Wooded Hillock may be safe
