UMD community members share experience with textured hair and identity
UMD students and professors share their big chop moments, favorite products and ways to protect their curls.
‘Narrow-minded society’: Afro-Latinx students at UMD share struggles with stereotypes
Television shows and movies that include Latinx characters often portray them as the typical Latinx stereotype, with thick accents and having jobs that require manual labor.
Black Maryland athletes, coaches reflect on what it means to be underrepresented in sports
Mary Brumfield, Maxwell Costes and Chelsea France tell their stories about being Black and underrepresented in their respective sports.
Stop leveraging young Olympians’ pursuit of happiness as a geopolitical tool
Young Olympians shouldn’t be forced to choose between their identities.
Asian Latinx students, professors at UMD say they often feel ignored and underrepresented
Only three percent of the 22 million Asian Americans identify as Hispanic.
“O sol só vem depois”: A love letter to Brazilian music
Samba, mangue beat, bossa nova, Música Popular Brasileira and the sertanejo.
Student artists explore themes related to COVID-19, sexual assault and identity at exhibit
The art exhibit will be on display until May 15 at the Stamp Student Union.
Asian Americans at UMD grapple with surge in violence against their community
Some are shocked by the graphic nature of the attacks, but they understand that anti-Asian racism has deep roots.
Afro-Latino students at UMD take pride in identities despite years of prejudices
“I felt like I wasn’t accepted in both groups, so I was always sort of in the middle.”
New Canvas feature allows users to enter name pronunciations and pronouns
The new feature was released to Canvas on Feb. 11.