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Join the BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance, 2nd Lt. Richard W. Collins III Foundation and the Mission Continues as we honor the legacy of Lt. Richard W. Collins III.
⏰ 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM
📅 December 6, 2025
📍 The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)
⏰ 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM
📅 December 6, 2025
📍 The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join the BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance, 2nd Lt. Richard W. Collins III Foundation and the Mission Continues as we honor the legacy of Lt. Richard W. Collins III.
⏰ 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM
📅 December 6, 2025
📍 The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)
⏰ 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM
📅 December 6, 2025
📍 The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)
Exhibition Opening Reception: Solace & Sisterhood. Featuring the work of Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon and Evita Tezeno.
📅 Mon - Fri (Till Dec 5th 2025)
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 David C. Driskell Center
Free, no tickets required.
📅 Mon - Fri (Till Dec 5th 2025)
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 David C. Driskell Center
Free, no tickets required.
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Exhibition Opening Reception: Solace & Sisterhood. Featuring the work of Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon and Evita Tezeno.
📅 Mon - Fri (Till Dec 5th 2025)
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 David C. Driskell Center
Free, no tickets required.
📅 Mon - Fri (Till Dec 5th 2025)
⏰ 11am - 4pm
📍 David C. Driskell Center
Free, no tickets required.
You're invited to AAAS Game Night! 🎮 Join us for fun games, prizes, and FREE food
📅 Dec 11, 2025
⏰ 5pm - 8pm
📍 1102 Taliaferro Hall (TLF)
📅 Dec 11, 2025
⏰ 5pm - 8pm
📍 1102 Taliaferro Hall (TLF)
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
You're invited to AAAS Game Night! 🎮 Join us for fun games, prizes, and FREE food
📅 Dec 11, 2025
⏰ 5pm - 8pm
📍 1102 Taliaferro Hall (TLF)
📅 Dec 11, 2025
⏰ 5pm - 8pm
📍 1102 Taliaferro Hall (TLF)
Join AIM Virtual Series: On Artificial Appropriation: Blackface or Kin?Explore how AI mimics racial markers and the powerful Black responses from curiosity to critique to refusal.
🗓 Tuesday, Nov 18
⏰ 12:30–1:30pm
➡️ Register using link: umd.zoom.us/j/92588338585
🗓 Tuesday, Nov 18
⏰ 12:30–1:30pm
➡️ Register using link: umd.zoom.us/j/92588338585
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Join AIM Virtual Series: On Artificial Appropriation: Blackface or Kin?Explore how AI mimics racial markers and the powerful Black responses from curiosity to critique to refusal.
🗓 Tuesday, Nov 18
⏰ 12:30–1:30pm
➡️ Register using link: umd.zoom.us/j/92588338585
🗓 Tuesday, Nov 18
⏰ 12:30–1:30pm
➡️ Register using link: umd.zoom.us/j/92588338585
From Capitol to Community: Maryland Leaders on Public Health and Equity
📅 Monday, Nov 17, 2025
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Friedgen Family Seminar Room (SPH 2236), UMD School of Public Health
🔗 RSVP: From Capitol to Community (Scan QR code)
#UMDSPH #PublicHealthEquity
📅 Monday, Nov 17, 2025
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Friedgen Family Seminar Room (SPH 2236), UMD School of Public Health
🔗 RSVP: From Capitol to Community (Scan QR code)
#UMDSPH #PublicHealthEquity
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
From Capitol to Community: Maryland Leaders on Public Health and Equity
📅 Monday, Nov 17, 2025
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Friedgen Family Seminar Room (SPH 2236), UMD School of Public Health
🔗 RSVP: From Capitol to Community (Scan QR code)
#UMDSPH #PublicHealthEquity
📅 Monday, Nov 17, 2025
🕐 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Friedgen Family Seminar Room (SPH 2236), UMD School of Public Health
🔗 RSVP: From Capitol to Community (Scan QR code)
#UMDSPH #PublicHealthEquity
Join racclab on Nov 19th for their Soul Food Discussion "Exploring Black Figures & Activism" 🥘🗣️
This will be an insightful discussion hosted by the RACC Lab alongside Black Organizations at UMD. Come ready to discuss!
When: Nov 19th, 2025
Where: BPS 1140 A&B
Time: 5pm-7pm
This will be an insightful discussion hosted by the RACC Lab alongside Black Organizations at UMD. Come ready to discuss!
When: Nov 19th, 2025
Where: BPS 1140 A&B
Time: 5pm-7pm
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Join racclab on Nov 19th for their Soul Food Discussion "Exploring Black Figures & Activism" 🥘🗣️
This will be an insightful discussion hosted by the RACC Lab alongside Black Organizations at UMD. Come ready to discuss!
When: Nov 19th, 2025
Where: BPS 1140 A&B
Time: 5pm-7pm
This will be an insightful discussion hosted by the RACC Lab alongside Black Organizations at UMD. Come ready to discuss!
When: Nov 19th, 2025
Where: BPS 1140 A&B
Time: 5pm-7pm
Honor & Remember Veterans
Tuesday, November 11
9am - 5pm at the Garden of Reflection & Remembrance
Recognize Veterans Day with the Memorial Chapel.
Tuesday, November 11
9am - 5pm at the Garden of Reflection & Remembrance
Recognize Veterans Day with the Memorial Chapel.
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Honor & Remember Veterans
Tuesday, November 11
9am - 5pm at the Garden of Reflection & Remembrance
Recognize Veterans Day with the Memorial Chapel.
Tuesday, November 11
9am - 5pm at the Garden of Reflection & Remembrance
Recognize Veterans Day with the Memorial Chapel.
The Stamp Gallery Presents: We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture.
📍First floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Gallery hours: Mondays–Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fridays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays: Closed.
📍First floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Gallery hours: Mondays–Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fridays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays: Closed.
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Stamp Gallery Presents: We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture.
📍First floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Gallery hours: Mondays–Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fridays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays: Closed.
📍First floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Gallery hours: Mondays–Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fridays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays: Closed.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Join the Clarice performing Arts for Lakecia Benjamin, saxophone:
Five-time-Grammy-nominee saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin brings to The Clarice an exploration of the living art form that is jazz.
Fri, Nov. 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Price Regular: $35
Student/Youth: $15
Venue: Dance Theatre
Five-time-Grammy-nominee saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin brings to The Clarice an exploration of the living art form that is jazz.
Fri, Nov. 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Price Regular: $35
Student/Youth: $15
Venue: Dance Theatre
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join the Clarice performing Arts for Lakecia Benjamin, saxophone:
Five-time-Grammy-nominee saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin brings to The Clarice an exploration of the living art form that is jazz.
Fri, Nov. 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Price Regular: $35
Student/Youth: $15
Venue: Dance Theatre
Five-time-Grammy-nominee saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin brings to The Clarice an exploration of the living art form that is jazz.
Fri, Nov. 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Price Regular: $35
Student/Youth: $15
Venue: Dance Theatre
Join the BCaT Lab Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 10–12 PM (Skinner 3115 & Zoom) for an info session on the application process! Learn how to form a team, craft your proposal, and take the next steps toward exploring AI through a lens of creativity and critical reflection.
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Join the BCaT Lab Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 10–12 PM (Skinner 3115 & Zoom) for an info session on the application process! Learn how to form a team, craft your proposal, and take the next steps toward exploring AI through a lens of creativity and critical reflection.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
📅 November 2, 2025 – April 5, 2026
The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the homecoming of Amy Sherald an artist who redefined American portraiture. American Sublime traces her evolution through forty luminous works that honor everyday Black life.
📅 November 2, 2025 – April 5, 2026
The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the homecoming of Amy Sherald an artist who redefined American portraiture. American Sublime traces her evolution through forty luminous works that honor everyday Black life.
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
📅 November 2, 2025 – April 5, 2026
The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the homecoming of Amy Sherald an artist who redefined American portraiture. American Sublime traces her evolution through forty luminous works that honor everyday Black life.
📅 November 2, 2025 – April 5, 2026
The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the homecoming of Amy Sherald an artist who redefined American portraiture. American Sublime traces her evolution through forty luminous works that honor everyday Black life.
DISCO Network Presents: Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50 Sowing Disunity in Black Communities Through Digital Propaganda
🗓️ Thursday, November 6, 2025
🕓 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 2435 North Quad
💻 Students can attend via Zoom!
Free and open to all.
🗓️ Thursday, November 6, 2025
🕓 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 2435 North Quad
💻 Students can attend via Zoom!
Free and open to all.
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
DISCO Network Presents: Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50 Sowing Disunity in Black Communities Through Digital Propaganda
🗓️ Thursday, November 6, 2025
🕓 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 2435 North Quad
💻 Students can attend via Zoom!
Free and open to all.
🗓️ Thursday, November 6, 2025
🕓 4:00–5:30 PM
📍 2435 North Quad
💻 Students can attend via Zoom!
Free and open to all.
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join the College of Arts and Humanities, for: The 14th Amendment and the Crises in American Democracy with Sherrilyn Ifill!
📅Monday, November 3, 2025
🕛5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
📍The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
📅Monday, November 3, 2025
🕛5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
📍The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Join the College of Arts and Humanities, for: The 14th Amendment and the Crises in American Democracy with Sherrilyn Ifill!
📅Monday, November 3, 2025
🕛5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
📍The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
📅Monday, November 3, 2025
🕛5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
📍The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Join the School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures for their Workshop event + Haitian food!
Oct 29th, 2025
12PM - 2PM
Location: ST. Mary Hall
Oct 29th, 2025
12PM - 2PM
Location: ST. Mary Hall
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Join the School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures for their Workshop event + Haitian food!
Oct 29th, 2025
12PM - 2PM
Location: ST. Mary Hall
Oct 29th, 2025
12PM - 2PM
Location: ST. Mary Hall
Liberating Abortion Book Talk with Renee Bracey Sherman by
College of Arts and Humanities | The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Thursday, November 6, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tawes Hall, Ulrich Recital Hall
College of Arts and Humanities | The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Thursday, November 6, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tawes Hall, Ulrich Recital Hall
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Liberating Abortion Book Talk with Renee Bracey Sherman by
College of Arts and Humanities | The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Thursday, November 6, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tawes Hall, Ulrich Recital Hall
College of Arts and Humanities | The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Thursday, November 6, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tawes Hall, Ulrich Recital Hall
🎬 AAAS & AAST Present: Film Screening + Panel - SINNERS
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕔 5–7 PM
📍 Ulrich Theater, Tawes Hall
Join us for a powerful screening of Sinners, followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕔 5–7 PM
📍 Ulrich Theater, Tawes Hall
Join us for a powerful screening of Sinners, followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎬 AAAS & AAST Present: Film Screening + Panel - SINNERS
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕔 5–7 PM
📍 Ulrich Theater, Tawes Hall
Join us for a powerful screening of Sinners, followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕔 5–7 PM
📍 Ulrich Theater, Tawes Hall
Join us for a powerful screening of Sinners, followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion.
Upcoming UMD event!
Join us for an engaging online workshop to explore the principles of gamification.
📅 Oct. 21, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:15 AM
💻 Online via Zoom
🔗https://www.myworkday.com/umd/d/inst/15$370556/15972$1219.htmld#TABTASKID=2998%2440031
Join us for an engaging online workshop to explore the principles of gamification.
📅 Oct. 21, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:15 AM
💻 Online via Zoom
🔗https://www.myworkday.com/umd/d/inst/15$370556/15972$1219.htmld#TABTASKID=2998%2440031
October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Upcoming UMD event!
Join us for an engaging online workshop to explore the principles of gamification.
📅 Oct. 21, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:15 AM
💻 Online via Zoom
🔗https://www.myworkday.com/umd/d/inst/15$370556/15972$1219.htmld#TABTASKID=2998%2440031
Join us for an engaging online workshop to explore the principles of gamification.
📅 Oct. 21, 2025
🕙 10:00–11:15 AM
💻 Online via Zoom
🔗https://www.myworkday.com/umd/d/inst/15$370556/15972$1219.htmld#TABTASKID=2998%2440031
Celebrating Black culture & Joy!
“The Sounds of Africa” concert series brings the rhythms of the African diaspora to life and on Saturday, Oct. 18, the spotlight is on SAMA Group.
📅 Oct. 18, 2025 | 7–10 PM
📍 Sylvia Williams Gallery (Sublevel 1)
🎟️ Free Admission
“The Sounds of Africa” concert series brings the rhythms of the African diaspora to life and on Saturday, Oct. 18, the spotlight is on SAMA Group.
📅 Oct. 18, 2025 | 7–10 PM
📍 Sylvia Williams Gallery (Sublevel 1)
🎟️ Free Admission
October 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Celebrating Black culture & Joy!
“The Sounds of Africa” concert series brings the rhythms of the African diaspora to life and on Saturday, Oct. 18, the spotlight is on SAMA Group.
📅 Oct. 18, 2025 | 7–10 PM
📍 Sylvia Williams Gallery (Sublevel 1)
🎟️ Free Admission
“The Sounds of Africa” concert series brings the rhythms of the African diaspora to life and on Saturday, Oct. 18, the spotlight is on SAMA Group.
📅 Oct. 18, 2025 | 7–10 PM
📍 Sylvia Williams Gallery (Sublevel 1)
🎟️ Free Admission
Upcoming UMD event!
"Put Away the Fire, Dear" is a powerful 100-minute dance-theater performance by choreographer Kayla Farrish.
📅 Oct. 9–10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
📍 Kogod Theatre
🎟️ UMD Students & Youth: $15 | Regular: $35 (+$5 online/phone fee)
"Put Away the Fire, Dear" is a powerful 100-minute dance-theater performance by choreographer Kayla Farrish.
📅 Oct. 9–10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
📍 Kogod Theatre
🎟️ UMD Students & Youth: $15 | Regular: $35 (+$5 online/phone fee)
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Upcoming UMD event!
"Put Away the Fire, Dear" is a powerful 100-minute dance-theater performance by choreographer Kayla Farrish.
📅 Oct. 9–10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
📍 Kogod Theatre
🎟️ UMD Students & Youth: $15 | Regular: $35 (+$5 online/phone fee)
"Put Away the Fire, Dear" is a powerful 100-minute dance-theater performance by choreographer Kayla Farrish.
📅 Oct. 9–10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
📍 Kogod Theatre
🎟️ UMD Students & Youth: $15 | Regular: $35 (+$5 online/phone fee)
Upcoming Performing Arts event!
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theater that will inspire meaningful actions.
📅 Mon, Oct. 6, 2025
📍 Dance Theatre General Admission (Clarice Smith)
🎟️ Ticket: FREE
#UMDEvents
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theater that will inspire meaningful actions.
📅 Mon, Oct. 6, 2025
📍 Dance Theatre General Admission (Clarice Smith)
🎟️ Ticket: FREE
#UMDEvents
October 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Upcoming Performing Arts event!
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theater that will inspire meaningful actions.
📅 Mon, Oct. 6, 2025
📍 Dance Theatre General Admission (Clarice Smith)
🎟️ Ticket: FREE
#UMDEvents
ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence creates space for teens to confront gun violence by creating new works of theater that will inspire meaningful actions.
📅 Mon, Oct. 6, 2025
📍 Dance Theatre General Admission (Clarice Smith)
🎟️ Ticket: FREE
#UMDEvents
Happy International Coffee Day!☕
As home to the largest Ethiopian population outside of Ethiopia, the DC metro area features many cafes and restaurants serving Ethiopian coffee.
Photos taken by Dr. Beka Guluma during a trip this summer to Ethiopia.
#coffee #happyinternationalcoffeeday☕️
As home to the largest Ethiopian population outside of Ethiopia, the DC metro area features many cafes and restaurants serving Ethiopian coffee.
Photos taken by Dr. Beka Guluma during a trip this summer to Ethiopia.
#coffee #happyinternationalcoffeeday☕️
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy International Coffee Day!☕
As home to the largest Ethiopian population outside of Ethiopia, the DC metro area features many cafes and restaurants serving Ethiopian coffee.
Photos taken by Dr. Beka Guluma during a trip this summer to Ethiopia.
#coffee #happyinternationalcoffeeday☕️
As home to the largest Ethiopian population outside of Ethiopia, the DC metro area features many cafes and restaurants serving Ethiopian coffee.
Photos taken by Dr. Beka Guluma during a trip this summer to Ethiopia.
#coffee #happyinternationalcoffeeday☕️
Upcoming UMD event!
Touch of Slavery is a groundbreaking 15-minute performance led by five Black DeafBlind actors, sharing the untold stories of DeafBlind enslaved people.
📅 Oct. 2, 2025
📍 Cafritz Foundation Theatre (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
🎟️ UMD Students: Free | Public: $10
Touch of Slavery is a groundbreaking 15-minute performance led by five Black DeafBlind actors, sharing the untold stories of DeafBlind enslaved people.
📅 Oct. 2, 2025
📍 Cafritz Foundation Theatre (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
🎟️ UMD Students: Free | Public: $10
September 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Upcoming UMD event!
Touch of Slavery is a groundbreaking 15-minute performance led by five Black DeafBlind actors, sharing the untold stories of DeafBlind enslaved people.
📅 Oct. 2, 2025
📍 Cafritz Foundation Theatre (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
🎟️ UMD Students: Free | Public: $10
Touch of Slavery is a groundbreaking 15-minute performance led by five Black DeafBlind actors, sharing the untold stories of DeafBlind enslaved people.
📅 Oct. 2, 2025
📍 Cafritz Foundation Theatre (Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
🎟️ UMD Students: Free | Public: $10
Celebrating Dr. Joseph Richardson’s Impact as an MPower Professor 🎉
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Richardson, the Joel and Kim Feller Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, on his groundbreaking work as one of the inaugural MPower Professors!
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Richardson, the Joel and Kim Feller Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, on his groundbreaking work as one of the inaugural MPower Professors!
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Celebrating Dr. Joseph Richardson’s Impact as an MPower Professor 🎉
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Richardson, the Joel and Kim Feller Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, on his groundbreaking work as one of the inaugural MPower Professors!
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Richardson, the Joel and Kim Feller Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, on his groundbreaking work as one of the inaugural MPower Professors!