“In response to the many rapid changes happening at the federal government level, the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Issues Management Advisory Group (IMAG) has put together this website to help assess how federal policies of the new presidential administration might impact the University.”

— Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, President, UMB

Dr. Bruce Jarrell

Updates from Leadership

U.S. Department of Education ‘Dear Colleague Letter’

February 24, 2025

The Department of Education released a Dear Colleague Letter on Feb. 14, 2025, regarding institutions’ obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as the department’s interpretation of the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case “Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.”

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