Posts tagged University of Maryland
Over 80 University of Maryland workers laid off amid budget concerns
June 6, 2026 // The school was one of two in Prince George's County that warned of job cuts after reporting financial struggles following Maryland's approved education budget for FY 2027, which began on June 1 and included an additional roughly $370 million in funding for schools statewide. For UMD specifically, leaders projected a revenue decrease of $15 million, with energy costs increasing by $18 million tallied onto more than $104 million in cumulative reductions to its state-funded base budget, according to a statement.
Johns Hopkins University research staff begin unionization effort
February 6, 2026 // Unionizing is becoming more common on college campuses. Hopkins’ graduate worker union, Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE 197), and postdoctoral researchers’ union, PRO-UAW, both won recognition in recent years. Graduate workers at the state’s flagship research school, the University of Maryland, College Park, are similarly seeking recognition from the school.
MD bill may give faculty the right to unionize
March 11, 2025 // The bill includes full-time or part-time faculty, and those who are either on tenure or non-tenure tracks. Foley added faculty at Maryland community colleges are already able to organize unions. Since 2012, the number of unionized faculty across the country has grown more than 7%, with more than a quarter of all faculty belonging to a union. More than 80% of unionized college faculty members are nontenured. Foley, a former vice president of the Communications Workers of America, said despite perceptions, unions are not just for blue collar workers.