UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusion names Van Bailey as next BISS director
Bailey will begin as BISS director on Feb. 15.
After UMD reports most hate bias incidents in state, students reflect on campus climate
The University of Maryland's zip code recorded 19 hate bias incidents last year — the highest of any zip code in the state.
UMD narrows search for Bias Incident Support Services director to four candidates
UMD students, faculty and staff can meet the candidates over Zoom this week and next.
UMD to fill Bias Incident Support Services program director position amid hiring freeze
Neijma Celestine-Donnor left the position July 31.
“I’m not surprised”: Jewish community responds to anti-Semitic hate crime arrest at UMD
The Anti-Defamation League recorded 780 cases of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. during the first six months of 2019.
UMD student arrested on hate crime charges after allegedly sending anti-Semitic texts
The incident occurred in December, according to campus police.
One person manages most of UMD’s hate bias response, but another staffer is on the way
They're expected to begin "sometime during the spring."
UMD students, staff have reported 11 hate bias incidents so far this semester
Seven of these incidents involved offensive language targeting race and national origin, according to the university's hate bias log.
Banning whiteboards would do little to address hate at UMD
Removing whiteboards from dorms won't address hate on campus.
RHA and UMPD form committee aimed at improving students’ relationship with police
The committee is expected to have seven people, all of them RHA members.