The UMD Libraries will provide ongoing support to the “Freedom Dreaming, Archives, and Liberatory Spaces” project.
Read More on UMD Libraries to support Project STAND, Shift Collective Inc. partnership in grant from Mellon Foundation (UMD Libraries)5 Inspiring Children’s Books for Black History Month (Maryland Today)
UMD Education Professor’s Nonfiction Picks Feature Groundbreakers, Recount Events
Read More on 5 Inspiring Children’s Books for Black History Month (Maryland Today)UMD to Debut Oldest Existing Opera by Black Composer
Read More on A ‘Mind-Blowing’ Premiere, 130 Years Later: UMD to Debut Oldest Existing Opera by Black Composer (Maryland Today)University Senate discusses antisemitism and Islamophobia task force report (The Diamondback)
The report, which was published in November, recommended 10 initiatives to combat hate incidents and increase cultural and religious dialogue on campus, including new training programs and a curriculum requirement.
Read More on University Senate discusses antisemitism and Islamophobia task force report (The Diamondback)UMD Awarded $3.6M Mellon Foundation Grant to Advance Indigenous Archives (Maryland Today)
Project Will Develop Tools, Standards and Reparative Practices to Restore Indigenous Histories
Read More on UMD Awarded $3.6M Mellon Foundation Grant to Advance Indigenous Archives (Maryland Today)With VR headsets and tactile tools, UMD's new lab is redefining what scholarship can look—and feel—like.
Read More on Step Into NarraSpace: UMD’s Hub for Immersive Storytelling and Inclusive Scholarship (College of Arts and Humanities)New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership (ARHU)
he Douglass Center, now in its second year, fosters conversations about leadership rooted in humanistic thinking and values in the 21st century.
Read More on New Douglass Center Director on Humanities, History and Expanding Ideas of Leadership (ARHU)First meeting Feb. 6
New, more streamlined form is live now at go.umd.edu/ReportBias
Save the date(s) for Stop the Hate!
Stop the Hate offers an introduction to bias incidents and the resources available through BISS, including the bias report form and bias dashboard.