New Book by Alum Celebrates Black Style Icon
Eunice Johnson, co-founder of Ebony Magazine and the Ebony Fashion Fairs, honored in alum's new book, 'Miles of Style'.
UMD Faculty Share Key African American Works of Art
UMD faculty share their picks for five African American artists everyone should know.
MomentUMD Live Featuring Eric Reson with the Maasai Wildlife Conservancies Association
AGNR is pleased to announce the next installment of MomentUMD Live: AGNR Conversations Around Grand Challenges, featuring Eric Reson, Chief Programmes Officer with the Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association.
New Name: Department of African American and Africana Studies (AAAS)
UMD department renamed to reflect broader mission and reflect African American and Africana Studies.
Maria Beliaeva Solomon, SLLC, Grant Award to Digitize Global Antislavery Periodical
Maria Beliaeva Solomon, assistant professor of French and Francophone studies in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, receives a NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grant to create digital edition of a global antislavery periodical.
Styling hair and equity in neuroscience research
Abria Simmons '25 develops best practices for styling Afro-textured hair in her work with Assistant Professor Rachel Romeo, who is conducting research on children's early development.
The 1st Annual UMD ATLAS Conference February 27, 2024
Our first annual UMD ATLAS Conference will be held on the UMD campus on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. We look forward to seeing you there!
UMD Sociologist wins $1 million prize for her work on intersectionality
Professor Emerita Patricia Hill Collins awarded Berggruen Philosophy Prize for research on intersections of gender, race, and class.
UMD Professor Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Joseph Richardson Jr., the MPower Professor of African-American Studies, Medical Anthropology and Epidemiology, elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his work on the effect of urban gun violence on Black youths and young men.
ATLAS Monthly Speaker Series (Nov 2023)
The Fall 2023 ATLAS Speaker Series concludes with Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan and Dr. Kirsten Stoebenau on Monday, November 13, at 1:30pm.