Read More on Photo Essay: UMD students showcase their talents at the Nyumburu Cultural Center’s annual Juke Joint (The Black Explosion)
University of Maryland president Darryll Pines said during an SGA meeting Wednesday that the university has discussed the implications of a federal inquiry that asks Pines to provide information about Chinese national students and faculty to a congressional committee.
Read More on UMD administration details response to federal inquiry about Chinese students, faculty (The Diamondback)UMD alum shares first-generation journey in new memoir ‘Smart Girl’ (The Diamondback)
University of Maryland alum La’Tonya Rease Miles spent about 25 years of her career encouraging other first-generation college students to tell their story.
Read More on UMD alum shares first-generation journey in new memoir ‘Smart Girl’ (The Diamondback)Zhang and Havewala wanted to come up with a way for children to have discussions surrounding cultural differences and bridge cultural divides in a safe learning environment. With the help of their fellow classmate, Ph.D student Amber Pasha M.A. ’23, and support from Associate Professor Richard Shin in their “Multicultural Issues in Counseling and Personnel Services” course (EDCP612), the team was able to create a colorful adventure board game for late elementary and middle school students to help facilitate these kinds of conversations.
Read More on Sea My Culture: How EdTerps Created a Board Game to Help Kids Navigate Multicultural Conversations (College of Education)From preparing paella and learning the science behind cava-making to site visits at major soccer clubs and historical landmarks like the Sagrada Familia basilica, the streets of Spain served as a fitting classroom for Smith School students to hone their design and innovation skills.
Read More on Experiential Learning Abroad: Smith Students Transform Their Design Perspectives in Spain (Smith School)The orders target gender-affirming care, prohibit the recognition of transgender and nonbinary individuals on government documents and restrict transgender athletes from participating in sports that match their gender identity.
Read More on University LGBTQ+ students express worry about Trump administration’s executive orders (The Black Explosion)A night with Megan Piphus Peace explores the power of puppetry (Stories Beneath the Shell)
The University of Maryland’s School of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies hosted an event Mar. 12 with Megan Piphus Peace, a trailblazing puppeteer celebrated for her groundbreaking work on “Sesame Street.”
Read More on A night with Megan Piphus Peace explores the power of puppetry (Stories Beneath the Shell)Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, a political scientist who studies racial politics in Brazil, affirmative action and the intersection of social welfare, race and gender presented her new documentary at the University of Maryland on Wednesday.
Read More on Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour presents screening of documentary Black Lives Matter in Latin America (Stories Beneath the Shell)UMD, College Park community members celebrate Iftar with prayer, food (The Diamondback)
Dozens of University of Maryland and College Park community members gathered at the College Park United Methodist Church Thursday evening for the third annual Sunset Celebration Iftar.
Read More on UMD, College Park community members celebrate Iftar with prayer, food (The Diamondback)The fifth annual Harriet Tubman Day commemoration was held by the University of Maryland’s Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies on Monday, March 10. The event celebrated Tubman’s legacy in the David C. Driskell Center.
Read More on University community celebrates Harriet Tubman’s legacy with fifth annual commemoration event (The Black Explosion)