Articles
UMD introduces official enslavement acknowledgement
The acknowledgement serves as one way to recognize, honor and commit to atoning for the exploited labor of forcefully enslaved people of African descent that built our university.
An AR-Aided View of Black History (Maryland Today)
UMD, Montgomery County Recreate Life at Historic African American Cabin
An associate professor in the College of Information, Clegg has been at UMD since 2010.
UMD awarded U.S. Department of State grant to expand education abroad (School of Public Health)
New grant, UMD partnership with Bowie State expands global study abroad for marginalized faculty and students, Pell grantees
Blackburn and Smith presented their poster on the hair equity techniques used by UMD scholars in non-invasive neurological research.
Announcing ‘Rhyme & Reason’ the Podcast (College of Arts & Humanities)
In its five-episode inaugural season, the podcast will focus on pressing issues related to race, equity and justice.
Newsweek Lists UMD Among America’s Best Workplaces for LGBTQ+ Employees (Maryland Today)
UMD is one of seven higher education institutions to receive this recognition.
Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds (Maryland Today)
Socioeconomically Vulnerable Communities Lack Infrastructure to Manage Heavy Rainfall
Companion Report Recommends Expanding Program Routing Noncriminal 911 Calls to Civilian Responders
Five Must-Read Summer Book Picks by Asian and Asian American Authors (College of Arts & Humanities)
Five summer book recommendations by Julie Cha ’25, an English and business marketing double major, who is the founder and president of UMD’s AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Literature and Media Club, housed in the Department of English