Join Rachael Forester and Kathy Obear in their next weekly Zoom White Accountability Group for dedicated change agents. Move beyond guilt, shame and blame to take meaningful action to dismantle racism and co-create true racial justice.
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Join the Center for Literary & Comparative Studies for a conversation with Josie Gill (University of Bristol, UK) and Michell Chresfield (University of Birmingham). Q&A moderated by Christina Walter. Registration opens two weeks in advance of the event.
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Join Victor Mullins, associate dean of undergraduate programs and diversity officer, and Jeanette Snider, associate director of undergraduate programs, in an interactive, engaging and timely book club. Divided into the seven sections of A Promised Land by former president Barack Obama, we will meet throughout the Spring 2021 semester to discuss the Obama presidency in today's context. Join Smith faculty, staff, students and alumni as we take this journey together!
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What a year — 2020 brought Black Lives Matter and issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion into the spotlight. As we begin the new year, there’s still much work to be done. How have you and your business or organization kept Racial Equity an important priority? As a leader, how are you holding up? Have you leaned into discomfort? How are you taking action?
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“If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, 'brethren!' Be careful, teachers!" Join this virtual celebration through the Nyumburu Cultural Center in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. For more information, contact carswell@umd.edu. Zoom Meeting ID: 423 477 4150
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How do you define being an ally, partner, accomplice or co-conspirator? Join the Smith community to learn more about what it means to show up as an ally.
Smith alumni panelists will share examples of effective and ineffective forms of allyship at work. Moderated by Jeanette Snider, Ph.D., associate director of undergraduate programs, this open discussion will provide steps on how to navigate moments where you can show up in the workplace for your team and colleagues.
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Men of Distinction Summit Goes Virtual to Engage Maryland-D.C. High School Students
Mentoring Event Reinforces Maryland Smith Enrollment-Retention Initiative Targeting Racially Minoritized Students More than 60 Black and Latinx male high school students along with Maryland Smith student leaders and alumni, plus other accomplished professionals, engaged together recently in a virtual mentoring event focused on leadership development and empowerment.
UMD Makes a New Investment in Diversity
The University of Maryland is aiming to add more than 100 tenured or tenure-track faculty from underrepresented backgrounds over the next decade with a new commitment of $40 million across schools and colleges. The FAMILE program—Faculty Advancement at Maryland for Inclusive Learning and Excellence—represents a near-tripling of support for several existing recruitment and retention programs aimed at improving diversity among faculty across campus.
“Fearlessly Inclusive”: Spotlight on Smith’s Queer Leadership Accelerator
April is Pride Month at Smith! The Diversity and Equity Council’s thought leadership task force spotlights affinity clubs and organizations to bring awareness to the social identities they represent and how these organizations foster societal change.
‘A Family:’ How Smith Builds Community and Keeps Graduation Rates High
At Maryland Smith, and at organizations across the business world, our diversity is a strength. At Smith, that strength shows through in numbers. “It shows because of the things that we do to nurture students and support students,” says Victor Mullins, associate dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.