Articles and Statements
New Cross-Disciplinary Study Abroad Program Confronts Racism’s Impact on Health (Maryland Global)
The C.D. Mote, Jr. Incentive Awards Program (IAP) and the School of Public Health (SPH) teamed up to create a new UMD-Winter program in Brazil, addressing the enduring injustice of racism as a public health crisis.
A High-Energy ‘Round’ of Appreciation for Native Cultures (Maryland Today)
Pow Wow Featured Intertribal Dances, Drummers, Vendors
Op/ed: Building on Black Leadership in Higher Education (Maryland Today)
Pines Lauds Foundational Work by UMD’s First Black Chancellor
Alumna Blasts Into Space (Maryland Today)
NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Becomes Second Black Woman to Join ISS
Hundreds of community members gathered together at the Ritchie Coliseum for the annual powwow, which this university has held since 1992. The event was organized by this university’s multicultural involvement and community advocacy office.
Day of Mourning vigil recognizes filicide victims (Stories Beneath the Shell)
The annual Day of Mourning, hosted by the University of Maryland President’s Commission on Disability Issues, or PCDI, took place virtually Friday afternoon in remembrance of disabled people who were killed by their parents or caretakers.
The event brought the Black community on campus together for a night of entertainment, and the smaller scale enabled the performers to feel comfortable sharing their poems without the fear of being judged.
UMD debuts an opera on the legacy of Mexican President Santa Anna (La Voz Latina)
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna was a one-legged, exiled Mexican president. The University of Maryland’s opera graduate students debuted Orgullo which tackled the contentious historical figure Feb. 9 at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
Sidney Redwood is a junior studying bioengineering. Last summer, she participated in the Fischell Institute Summer Research Internship program in Fischell Institute Fellow Greg Payne's research group.
ISSS Launches International Student Relief Fund (Maryland Global)
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) has begun fundraising efforts for a new International Student Support Fund, which will go towards supporting UMD international students experiencing a crisis in their home country, providing cost assistance for basic necessities or educational expenses.