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.
Seminar on colonization and resource extraction in the Congo
UMD's Geographical Sciences Department held a seminar featuring Maurice Carney, co-founder of Friends of the Congo, to discuss the history of colonization in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
New Exhibition at The Driskell Center Gallery
A new exhibition, David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship, opens at The Driskell Center Gallery on February 26 and runs until May 24.
Frederick Douglass Center Launch with Poet Nikki Giovanni
The Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities, a hub for humanities scholarship and programming that engages the public and works towards social justice and equity, to be inaugurated with a special event featuring world-renowned poet, educator and activist Nikki Giovanni.
New Book on Black Digital Humanities by Catherine Knight Steele and Jessica Lu
UMD scholars Catherine Knight Steele and Jessica Lu (with Kevin Winstead) have authored Doing Black Digital Humanities with Radical Intentionality: A Practical Guide.
Cameroonian Culture Highlighted in UMD Student's New Business
UMD student, Astrid Tagne, begins bag business to highlight Cameroonian culture.
Panel on Women in Public Health
Leaders and renowned experts in public health, all of whom are women of color, join panel organized by SPH master's students.