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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)UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders (The Diamondback)
Many University of Maryland international students are anxious after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent mass deportation threats and executive orders to intensify visa screenings.
Read More on UMD international students prepare for uncertainty after Trump’s executive orders (The Diamondback)UMD community members honor legacy of Harriet Tubman (The Diamondback)
University of Maryland community members commemorated the fifth annual Harriet Tubman Day at the David C. Driskell Center on Monday.
Read More on UMD community members honor legacy of Harriet Tubman (The Diamondback)Dialogue for Reproductive Justice through Art, Play and Pupusas! (ARHU)
New research by communication professor Carina Zelaya aims to improve sexual and reproductive health communication among Latinx families.
Read More on Dialogue for Reproductive Justice through Art, Play and Pupusas! (ARHU)Student actors explore Black pain and sisterhood in spring performance (The Black Explosion)
The University of Maryland School of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies performed the play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is ENUF” in the Kay Theatre at the Clarice Smith Performing Art Center on February 21st.
Read More on Student actors explore Black pain and sisterhood in spring performance (The Black Explosion)Mapping Our Black World program celebrates Black culture amid DEI crackdown (The Black Explosion)
On Friday, the program hosted its first event, including a Black History Month Symposium, featuring presentations surrounding the theme Black History: Bridging Time & Space.
Read More on Mapping Our Black World program celebrates Black culture amid DEI crackdown (The Black Explosion)9 Terp Women Who Shaped History (Maryland Today)
Get to Know TV Trailblazers, Sports Heroes, Scientists—Even an Astronaut
Read More on 9 Terp Women Who Shaped History (Maryland Today)Hundreds gather to celebrate Native American culture at annual UMD powwow (The Diamondback)
Hundreds of people celebrated Native American and Indigenous culture Saturday at the University of Maryland’s annual powwow in Ritchie Coliseum.
Read More on Hundreds gather to celebrate Native American culture at annual UMD powwow (The Diamondback)University of Maryland students and faculty members are worried after U.S. President Donald Trump targeted and revoked many diversity, equity and inclusion efforts nationwide.
Read More on UMD leaders, students hope to continue DEI efforts despite Trump administration threats (The Diamondback)UMD RHA passes resolution reaffirming DEI, sustainability commitment (The Diamondback)
The University of Maryland RHA passed a resolution Tuesday reaffirming the association’s existing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and sustainability.
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