Read More on UMD community finds support through stillness, meditation at Memorial Chapel (Stories Beneath the Shell)
UMD’s 17 for Peace and Justice club creates discourse about food justice (Stories Beneath the Shell)
Read More on UMD’s 17 for Peace and Justice club creates discourse about food justice (Stories Beneath the Shell)
$2.1M Gift to Unlock Students’ Overlooked Potential in Engineering (Maryland Today)
Read More on $2.1M Gift to Unlock Students’ Overlooked Potential in Engineering (Maryland Today)
Register for a dialogue course!
The Words of Engagement Intergroup Dialogue course (WEID 139) invites students to examine their own beliefs and lived experiences, how these may shape interactions, and ways in which understanding others might expand awareness. Over seven weeks in ...
Meet our new teammate, Silvia!
Silvia Joya (she/her) has joined the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct as intake and support manager. Prior to this role she worked for Target as a store director and HR manager. She holds a master's degree in business administration from ...
Don’t miss this year’s Social Justice Alliance Symposium
All are invited to the 8th Annual BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance Symposium! This year’s theme is Freedom Dreams and Radical Joy: Youth Voices in the Pursuit of a Just Society. This year’s symposium continues to honor the life and legacy of Lt. Richard W. ...
Last week, we started a series of deep dives into the Six Essential Steps of Digital Accessibility including headings, links, and color and contrast. Next up in the queue:
Read More on Announcing the Six Incredible Finalist Teams Pitching at the Do Good Challenge on April 23 (School of Public Policy / Do Good Institute)
BISS director b.a. medina published
Co-authors Kristin Gibson (George Mason), Andi Thomas-Sanchez (UC-San Diego) and our very own b.a. medina, director of Bias Incident Support Services, were recently published as part of their work with NASPA’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention, ...
Shantala’s Pauli Murray curriculum is now available!
We proudly shared a few weeks ago that LGBTQ+ Equity Center associate director Shantala Thompson was recently commissioned by The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice to write a curriculum companion to the book, Pauli Murray: The Life of a ...