New Podcast Explores Past, Present & Future of Black Studies
UMD's Ashley Newby and John Drabinski roll out "The Black Studies Podcast" with $100k in support from the Mellon Foundation.
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ATLAS Monthly Speaker Series (Oct 2024)
Global Research Resilience: Navigating Social Unrest - Insights from Africa
Mon, October 7 at 11am.
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Mon, October 7 at 11am.
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Driskell Center Awarded Grants to Create Institutional Archive, Digitize Newest Collections
Grants awarded to the David C. Driskell Center will allow for the creation of an institutional archive and to digitize its newest collections.
State Department Grant to Expand UMD Education Abroad to Rwanda
State Department grant expands UMD study abroad opportunities for marginalized students and faculty to Rwanda.
UMD's 1856 Project Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Investigate Legacy of Slavery at the University
UMD's 1856 Project awarded a grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish a research incubator program that investigates and documents slavery at the university.
UMD Psychologist Receives $250K to Create a Mobile App that Helps Black Youth Cope with Racism and Mental Health
Henry Willis, and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, awarded over $250K to create a free mobile application that helps Black teens cope with racism and common mental health problems.
Catherine Nakalembe Featured on Forbes Africa's List of Trailblazers
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, an assistant professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences, is profiled in Forbes Africa's March-February edition.
New Study on Sexual Harassment in Sub-Saharan African Newsrooms
New City, University of London/University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism study finds that many sub-Saharan African newsrooms leave sexual harassment to go unchecked.
Doctoral Student Awarded First Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Award for Research on Black Americans’ Mistrust of Medical Profession
American studies Ph.D. student, Devon Betts, awarded the first annual Bonnie Thornton Dill Dean’s Graduate Research Award for his research on Black Americans’ mistrust of the medical field.
Sculpture Celebrating David Driskell Unveiled
A new sculpture celebrating David Driskell; the late Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, artist, and scholar, is unveiled.