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Building Bridges: Addressing Bias Together
Congratulations to Angela Nastase, director of the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct and Title IX coordinator, who was recently named as an advisory board member for The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA)!
Last week, we covered digital accessibility resources for instructors. Today, we’re going to share some resources for how to make your digital documents more accessible. If you create documents as part of your work at UMD, you won’t want to miss these ...
Ramadan Mubarak to all who are observing!
The Student Experiences and Environment Survey (SEES) officially came out on February 15. SEES is UMD’s biennial campus climate survey on sexual assault. The data from this survey are used to inform our campus’ response to sexual assault intervention and ...
Launching today: BISS Free Speech series!
Exciting news: our Bias Incident Support Services (BISS) team is launching a video series on free speech and expression. We’ll be sharing a conversation between BISS Director b.a. medina and a respected partner on a free speech-related topic every other ...
Volunteer for a Universities Studying Slavery Conference committee
The University of Maryland is honored to host the upcoming Universities Studying Slavery (USS) Conference from October 22 through October 25, 2026. This event represents a vital moment for The 1856 Project as they engage in critical dialogue regarding the ...
Accessibility resources for instructors
As ADA coordinator Emily Singer Lucio announced last week, we are sharing accessibility resources every week through the spring to help you get ready for the Title II final rule deadline.First, let’s get situated with some background:Read about the ADA ...
BISS Free Speech series, episode 1
Exciting news: our Bias Incident Support Services (BISS) team is launching a video series on free speech and expression. We’ll be sharing a conversation between BISS Director b.a. medina and a respected partner on a free speech-related topic every other ...