‘When I see them, I see us’: Activist links Black Lives Matter and Palestinians
“The tear gas that was used in Ferguson is also the tear gas that’s used in the occupied territories of Palestine.”
“No action, no future”: UMD students join worldwide climate strike in D.C.
Students across the world skipped school on Friday to demand action on climate change.
UMD gala culminates month-long Latinx cultural celebration
By Sarah D’Souza For The Diamondback…
UMD students jump “fire” to celebrate Iranian New Year
The ceremony has been done for thousands of years in the Middle Eastern country and aligns with the spring equinox, on March 20 this year.
UMD honors Lebanese-American authors at literature seminar
The seminar, “Adab-Al Mahjar" — Arabic for “the literature of those who migrated/immigrated" — was hosted by the Khalil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace.
UMD iSchool lecture explores lack of internet access in marginalized areas
About 8 percent of the American public doesn’t have access to broadband internet at home.
A UMD business incubator is recruiting students with “entrepreneurial spirit”
By their count, Startup Shell has helped over 300 students start businesses since 2012.