UMD President Pines will be joined by Reginald Dwayne Betts '09, a critically acclaimed writer, public speaker and advocate for incarcerated people.

As the United States faces a global COVID-19 pandemic that has killed over 200,000 and confronts longtime and systemic racism and violence against Black Americans, researchers have highlighted a clear intersection between structural racism and high risk situations for contracting COVID. By drawing from research expertise, this panel explores the concurrent pandemics of racism and COVID, causes of inequity, and ways in which our community can address them. 

Join five international students as they engage with International Student & Scholar Services in a thoughtful conversation about their experience entering the U.S. environment, navigating a new dynamic of social constructs around race, nationality and language.

Join the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and the Philip Merrill College of Journalism for the 15th Annual Povich Symposium: Diversity in the Owner's Box. Panelists will explore how the world of sports could be different when women and people of color are represented equitably.

Mental health and career development strongly impact one another. In this event, the national leader in mental wellness at the workplace, EY, will discuss their programs and how students can prepare for well-being at work. Discover Life Sherpa, cutting edge technology platform, that supports neurodiverse individuals with emotional regulation and executive functioning at work.

Elsa Barkley Brown, Associate Professor of History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, discusses her ongoing research into the history of Black women at the University of Maryland. Drawing on archival research as well as student-conducted oral histories, Barkley Brown points toward a fuller history of the University by moving beyond recognizing firsts to consider Black women’s daily lives on campus. Hosted by the University of Maryland Emeritus/Emerita Association and open to the whole campus community.

This colloquium from the ARHU Dean’s Colloquium Series on Race, Equity and Justice features Tamanika Ferguson, a presidential postdoc in the Communication Department at Maryland, who will discuss incarcerated women and media activism.

African American history is American history, and the Black experience, from the local community level to the African Diaspora, belongs at the center. Examining the experiences of Black people, their literature, and the many other methods of cultural expression, archivists and scholars are exploring new techniques to collect, document, and understand their stories. Some narratives are embedded in the archive, but hidden, while others remain outside the archive.

(Re)Born This Way is a Christian small group for LGBTQ+ students to:

• Celebrate and explore how faith and queerness inform each other
• Discuss intersecting (and sometimes conflicting) identities
• Address issues faced by Christian LGBTQ+ students at UMD
• Create space for healing

Whatever your background – Catholic, Protestant, unsure, non-denominational, or something more – you are invited!

George Washington University's 6th Annual Diversity Summit - Past. Present. Future. What will our legacy be? will take place virtually across three days this year -- November 11th, 12th, and 13th. Each day of the Diversity Summit will have a focus -- past, present, or future. The three day experience will feature educational workshops, panel discussions, and dynamic speakers. The Diversity Summit will be designed to be as inclusive as possible, accounting for various types of learning, time zones, and participant health and well-being.