25 September

UMB and UMCP Announce Collaborative School of Public Health

The University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) today announced a collaborative school of public health that will give graduate students at both institutions expanded opportunities in public health education, research, service, and training. …

01 March

A Bold New Collaboration to Leverage UMB and UMCP Resources

Dear Members of the University of Maryland Community: We are writing to inform you that the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents today approved an innovative and structured collaboration between the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and …

09 December

Board of Regents’ Vote

Dear University of Maryland community: Today, the Board of Regents, after many months of study, concluded that the disadvantages of a merger between our University and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) outweigh the advantages. I am happy to …

11 August

An Invitation to an Open Forum

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students: It has been several months since my last communication on the status of the Maryland General Assembly’s discussions about a potential merger of the University of Maryland, College Park with our university. Subsequently, the legislature …

06 April

Update on Merger Proposal

Dear Colleagues: In my letter of March 21, 2011, I said I would update you on developments regarding the Senate of Maryland’s proposal to develop a plan to merge the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, …

21 March

Senate Budget and Taxation Committee budget discussions

Dear Colleagues: Today during Senate Budget and Taxation Committee budget discussions Maryland Senate President Mike Miller proposed that the Board of Regents (BOR) conduct a study of the merits of merging the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) and the …