Marijke Friedman
@marijkefriedman
news editor @thedbk | reporter @HowardCenterUMD | @merrillcollege and @gvptumd 2026 | was @gannett via @djnf, @CNSmd, @mymcmedia
More than 40 research grants and contracts — totaling about $12 million — at the University of Maryland have been cancelled, paused or are still in “deliberations” due to Trump administration cuts, @President_Pines told @thedbk in an interview today. dbknews.com/2025/04/23/umd…
Two diamondback terrapin hatchlings, Artemis and Athena, visited a University of Maryland climate science education course where students learned about the human-accelerated effects of climate change by interacting with the terrapins. dbknews.com/2025/03/10/umd…
I traveled to California for @LNNMaryland earlier this spring to speak with teachers and students at San Mateo High School, which implemented a complete ban on cellphone use during the school day in 2019. Read more about the ban and its impact here: cnsmaryland.org/2025/06/30/thi…
SPRING 2025 ALL-MET Boys’ track and field Player of the Year: Bullis's Quincy Wilson (@QuincyWilson5) See the first team, relays and honorable mention: washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/06…
Was bittersweet to edit the immensely talented @kwilson_news’s last piece for @thedbk Read a great piece of student journalism here:
I spoke with four UMD researchers reeling from the terminations of their National Science Foundation grants. "This is just a sad day, not for our universities but our country.” Learn about their work and reflections in my last article for @thedbk. dbknews.com/2025/05/12/umd…
I spoke with four UMD researchers reeling from the terminations of their National Science Foundation grants. "This is just a sad day, not for our universities but our country.” Learn about their work and reflections in my last article for @thedbk. dbknews.com/2025/05/12/umd…
I am overjoyed to announce that I will be interning at @WSJ this summer via @DJNF. I cannot wait to explore NYC and cover all things business for Dow Jones Newswires. This is a dream come true!
It was such an honor to attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner for the second time. Thank you @merrillcollege and @whca!
Merrill students 🤝 White House Correspondents' Dinner 📰 🎤 😮 @whca scholarship winners and #merrillmade students @Cwinter3UMDTerp, @SaraRooneyMedia, @marijkefriedman & @arthompson41 visited the White House for a news briefing before they attended Saturday night's event.
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So happy to host our 2025 Scholarship winners at our annual dinner - and look forward to seeing many (or all?) of them as White House correspondents in the future.
After seven people at the University of Maryland had their student visas revoked and legal U.S. statuses terminated, The Diamondback looked into student visas and why some are being revoked. dbknews.com/2025/04/24/int…
The 25 critical issues Black students leaders identified to UMD administration in 2020 will be reestablished online after they disappeared last week, according to office of diversity and inclusion’s vice president, Dr. Georgina Dodge. For @thedbk dbknews.com/2025/04/23/umd…
University of Maryland students voted in support of University System of Maryland Foundation and University of Maryland College Park Foundation divesting from certain defense, military and security companies in the SGA election earlier this month. dbknews.com/2025/04/18/umd…
The University of Maryland SGA’s elections commission determined that Terps for Israel bribed students to vote unfavorably on the divestment referendum on this spring’s SGA ballot, according to documents obtained by The Diamondback. dbknews.com/2025/04/18/sga…
Great reporting from @NatalieWeger and @marijkefriedman Read more here: dbknews.com/2025/04/18/sga…
The University of Maryland SGA’s elections commission determined that Terps for Israel bribed students to vote unfavorably on the divestment referendum on this spring’s SGA ballot, according to documents obtained by The Diamondback. dbknews.com/2025/04/18/sga…
Seven people at the University of Maryland have had their legal status in the U.S. unexpectedly terminated as of Wednesday, this university confirmed in a statement to The Diamondback on Thursday. dbknews.com/2025/04/17/fed…
UMD SGA’s governance board announced Tuesday that the elections commission must reinvestigate an election violation claim against Terps for Israel. dbknews.com/2025/04/16/umd…
About 100 people gathered in the University of Maryland's Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center as part of the Palestinian Culture Club’s inaugural culture night. For @thedbk Read more here: dbknews.com/2025/04/08/umd…
It’s the day of the biggest Maryland men’s basketball game in who knows how long, and all anyone can talk about is Kevin Willard. How did we get here? A timeline of the chaos that’s transpired over the last 12 days: dbknews.com/2025/03/27/kev…
You don’t have to watch Selton Miguel for long to see that he oozes confidence. He developed it through his relationship with former USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, who died at 43 in October. On Miguel’s growth under the coach and grief from his loss: dbknews.com/2025/03/13/mar…