UMD survivors, advocates hold sexual violence monologues at Busboys and Poets A common theme was advocating for awareness on college campuses, where about a quarter of women experience sexual assault. Kimberly Escobar April 29, 2016
UMD campaign to raise money for families impacted by autism The UMD Autism Research Consortium has raised 28 percent of its $83,000 goal. Kimberly Escobar April 21, 2016
University Health Center’s Gear Up Step Up campaign hopes to provide more visible peer mentors The funds raised will provide peer educators and interns with polos, name tags and backpacks. Kimberly Escobar April 18, 2016
College Park and UMD officials mark roof completion for The Hotel Officials see the site as foundational for future development in the city. Kimberly Escobar April 17, 2016
PLUMAS members fast as Supreme Court immigration case approaches Some members have been fasting for more than two weeks. Kimberly Escobar April 14, 2016
Author, public speaker visits UMD for lecture on campus racism The event comes in wake of a few racist incidents within this university’s Greek life community. Kimberly Escobar April 12, 2016
UMD athletic coaches talk leadership on and off the field Four University of Maryland athletic coaches spoke to an audience of about 25 students and faculty members. Kimberly Escobar April 7, 2016
UMD women’s studies professor wins 2016 Emily Toth Award LaMonda Horton-Stallings won for her book, Funk the Erotic: Transaesthetics and Black Sexual Cultures. Kimberly Escobar April 7, 2016
UMD Health Center to present its hormone therapy for transgender students at June conference The talk will focus on the university’s hormone therapy process and how it was established. Kimberly Escobar March 31, 2016
UMD alumni speak out against the death of their relative, Honduran activist Berta Cáceres Cáceres was killed in her home in La Esperanza on March 3 in what many believe was a political assassination. Kimberly Escobar March 27, 2016