News from around campus
Unclipped Wings: Exploring Migration Through Art (La Voz Latina)
The monarch butterfly has become an icon of the immigrant rights movement, and on Thursday, people were able to join Migrating Shells in crafting life sized butterfly wings.
‘It was heartbreaking’: UMD students grieve hostages held by Hamas, killed in Gaza (The Diamondback)
The news of the six killed hostages left many students at this university at a loss for words.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Maryland, said the defendants violated students’ First Amendment rights when they limited Oct. 7 events to “university sponsored events that promote reflection.”
UMD SJP sues university administration for Oct. 7 ‘joint vigil’ ban (Mitzpeh)
The lawsuit came in wake of a fiery controversy earlier this month between the local Jewish community and pro-Palestinian student activists, after the latter reserved McKeldin Mall, a central spot on campus, for Oct. 7.
‘Bound’ to Help Trans Teens (Maryland Today)
New UMD Researcher, ‘Gender Queer’ Author Co-Write Graphic Novel on Chest Binding
UMD senior Reem Saleh is recognized by Glamour for empowering women in STEM
‘Connie’ Breaks a Story: Her Own (Maryland Today)
In a New Memoir, Trailblazer Connie Chung ’69 Recounts Battling Misogyny and Racism to Reach the Pinnacle of TV News
Read Honoring ‘Las Muertes’ (Maryland Today)
Terps Highlight How D.C.’s Salvadoran Diaspora Uses Art to Grapple With Painful Past in New Documentary
UMD welcomes refugee student with new national program (The Diamondback)
Welcome Corps on Campus, which launched in July 2023, allows colleges and universities to privately sponsor refugee students to give them a pathway to higher education and U.S. citizenship.
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