Op/Ed: Affirmative Action Isn’t Hurting Asian Americans in College Admissions
The University of Maryland’s Janelle Wong, director of Asian American studies and a professor of American studies and of government and politics; and Viet Thanh Nguyen, Aerol Arnold Chair of English and professor of English, American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California, argue in a new Los Angeles Times essay the data don’t reveal evidence of an Asian American penalty in race-conscious college admissions.
Read "From Paper Craft Making to Google’s UX Design Team: Leveraging Creativity to Create Equitable Experiences" from the College of Information Studies
How a Handful of K-12 Teachers Doubled Racial Gap in Disciplinary Referrals
A small percentage of teachers is sending an outsized number of students to the principal's office—often for subjective offenses—exacerbating racial disparities in education, according to new research led by the University of Maryland.
At Robert E. Lee’s Former Residence, Researcher Opens the Door to Overlooked Legacies
“You can’t talk about this house without talking about enslavement,” she said. “There is not a space among this mansion that an enslaved person did not touch.”
UMD Receives $500K to Boost Number of Black, Latina and Native American Women in Computing
A nonprofit tech coalition has awarded the University of Maryland $500,000 to establish a program in the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing (I4C) to expand the ranks of Black, Latina and Native American (BLNA) women who earn bachelor’s degrees in computing.
Personal health tech can help people monitor and manage their health, but the blind and low-vision community face numerous barriers. They can’t access many of the features that sighted people can, making it harder to keep track of their health data.
We will continue to dedicate campus resources to creating a community that works to end sexual misconduct in all forms.
University Leaders Respond to Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Your Terrapin community is here to support you through this difficult time.
Meet the finalists for the LGBTQ+ Equity Center Director position
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hiring a new director for our LGBTQ+ Equity Center and invites you to meet the finalists for the position.
Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New Initiative to Link Environmental Justice Efforts Across Five States and D.C.