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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Join the School of Public Policy for a discussion with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president emerita of Spelman College, moderated by Dean Robert C. Orr. The Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020 reignited a national conversation on racism in America. Though the months that followed saw some progress on antiracism, the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, shows that America’s work is far from done. Join Beverly Daniel Tatum – an established voice on race and author of "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

How can we honor both racial justice and free speech? Join Bias Incident Support Services (BISS), Office of Student Conduct (OSC), and an engaging panel of experts as we go beyond theory and delve into how to infuse the practice into our daily work. Our panel has a wealth of experience doing exactly that—interacting in online classrooms, engaging community partners around anti-racism, covering stories about marginalization through student journalism, and addressing bias through campus policies—and will welcome your questions.

MICA is bringing back AAPI Check-Ins! This year, these weekly sessions will be peer led. Have lunch or a snack, take a break from studying, pause, process with your community members, and just be. Led by members of the Korean Student Association.

In the last year, over 3,800 reports were made to Stop AAPI Hate including the recent murders in Atlanta, majority being women of Asian descent. The surge in violence has continued to disproportionately impact community elders and women. The Asian American Studies Program and the Counseling Center would like to invite UMD staff and faculty to come together and be in community and connect, as violence toward Asians and Asian Americans continues. We will pause to take time to honor the targets of these crimes and process our own reactions.

Join the Maryland Smith community for a conversation with Smith alumnae, and former Maryland Lacrosse players, Leigh Burnside '92 and Taylor Cummings '16 as they discuss how they were able to take the skills learned on the field and in the classroom, and translate them into respective careers as businesswomen. The conversation with these two All-American lacrosse players and National Champions will be moderated by Smith alumna Donna Blackman EMBA '10, a past honoree of the Maryland Smith Women Inspire program. All are welcome to join us for this event.

Join Bias Incident Support Services (BISS) for a restorative circle centering our Asian American Pacific Islander communities. Given the continued and pervasive hate targeting AAPI folx across the country, we want to provide space for community members to process and be affirmed.

For the rest of this 2020-2021 school year, we have some executive position openings! If you are interested in running, please complete the form using the link below by the next meeting on March 29, 2021. Prospective candidates will provide a brief statement about themselves and their plans for the role before voting. Announcements will come after the meeting on March 30, 2021. It is never too late to join Migrating Shells. Visit our Facebook or Instagram.

A provocative and unique conversation with three panelists sharing the experiences and challenges they encounter as Black Neurodiverse Women on campus and in the workplace. Panelists will share their experience in hopes of hearing from you: share your truth, ask questions, raise awareness. The program is open to all students, staff, and faculty. Hosted by the University Career Center & The President's Promise.

While the events of 2020 have overshadowed many aspects of everyday life, you may not have had an opportunity in or outside class to process your feelings and beliefs about them. A university should be the ideal space to do this work, and the UMD Center for Health Literacy wants to provide that space for faculty and students during Spring 2021. Dr. Cynthia Baur of the Horowitz Center for Health Literacy and other UMD faculty and students will meet for biweekly virtual "teach-ins" or education and discussion sessions about the events of 2020, including the U.S.