Campus news

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.

The Fall 2023 ATLAS Speaker Series concludes with Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan and Dr. Kirsten Stoebenau on Monday, November 13, at 1:30pm.

The ATLAS speaker series continues on October 30 at 2pm with GerShun Avilez from the Department of English.

Reflecting on a lifetime of formative experiences in both integrated and segregated environments, eminent scientist Professor Sylvester James "Jim" Gates Jr. shares his journey of defying racial obstacles to achieve the career of his dreams in math and science.

Special Collections and University Archives digitizes the largest collection of AFL-CIO documents on Civil Rights.

The Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities presents The Banned Books Battle: A Teach-In.

Professor Valérie K. Orlando, SLLC, will present a lecture on "The Importance of Connections and 'Relations' in the African and Caribbean 'Tout-Monde': A Literary World of French Expression".

Naomi Whitaker, Ph.D. ’27, launches new association for black public health students.

BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance research contributions of the first cohort.

UMD researchers receive $3.24M NIH grant to study structural racism and cancer.