UMD hosts symposium to discuss race, celebrate historical figures
The symposium included panels spanning several topics and poster presentations about research on race.
UMD fall freshman class sees increases in Black, Asian students
The number of Black or African American students increased 18 percent compared with last year’s class.
APIDA Heritage Month brings UMD’s Asian American communities into the spotlight
The theme for this year's month of events is "The Rest of Us."
‘Stick Fly’: Clarice presents dramedy on family and communication
The play follows a wealthy African American family as they learn to communicate with each other through conversations on race and class.
‘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.
1856 Project looks into Black experience at UMD
The initiative looks to investigate the Black experience at this university and analyze institutional ties to slavery.
UMD students, faculty react to Supreme Court affirmative action cases
The Supreme Court agreed to hear two affirmative action cases on Jan. 24.
UMD and Phillips Collection partner for anti-racism series
The semester-long series talked about how to be anti-racist in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
UMD’s quest for educational prestige should not come at the cost of racial diversity
Racial diversity, not acceptance rate, should be administration’s focus.
Black men are a major part of the LGBTQ+ community. Someone should tell Dave Chapelle.
Dave Chapelle’s comments on the LGBTQ+ community show his ignorance.