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.
First candidate for head of UMD Bias Incident Support Services talks trauma-informed care
Binley Taylor wants to serve as a mediator between students and the administration
UMD study finds COVID-19 is highest in DC’s Black communities and low-income areas
UMD researchers conducted a comprehensive study about how aspects of the built and social environments play a role in COVID-19 transmission in the city.