The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents appointed Dean Darryll J. Pines as the University of Maryland’s 34th President on Wednesday. Pines will be the second black president in the university’s 164-year history.
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The city of College Park is nearing its 75th anniversary and its city hall is preparing to celebrate this milestone in a big way.
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The Nyumburu Cultural Center has been hosting the Black History Month Kick-Off since 1971 on the University of Maryland’s Campus. This year, the national theme is “African Americans and The Vote.”
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Guests lined up outside Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom excited to witness the crowning of Mister and Miss African Student Association (ASA) at the annual ASA Fall Ball on Sunday.
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Students and faculty enjoyed food and entertainment as they celebrated Kwanzaa early at Nyumburu Cultural Center December 4.
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Members of the U.E.X.C.E.L. program held a meeting to inform students about the importance of leadership around campus on Nov. 18, 2019.
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The University of Maryland honored and remembered our nation’s veterans throughout the entire month of November.
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The Community Health Awareness, Messages and Prevention (CHAMP) center under the University of Maryland School of Public Health is advancing their research with a recent donation from the Living in Pink Foundation.
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Students from a variety of majors sat in the Grand Ballroom Lounge in the Adele H. Stamp building as the University of Maryland’s Black Honors Caucus (BHC) hosted a panel titled “Black and Bold” to highlight five of UMD’s Black alumni.
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Black-owned and operated, Sensational Beauty Center in Laurel, Maryland provides a variety of different products.
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UMD alumna, Regina Holbert, opened a new beauty bar in late October dedicated to servicing all women of all different hair types.
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The University of Maryland Student Government Association partnered with numerous organizations to hold Reclaim the Red: Moving Forward on Thursday evening, an event geared towards finding ways to prevent sexual misconduct on campus.
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Peter found out about the organization in 2018 during UMD’s “First Look Fair.” With an interest in the environment, she knew she wanted to help their mission to combat poverty in Africa through sustainable agriculture. (Photo courtesy of Edwin Remsburg)
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UMD’s African Student Association has been celebrating their Africa Week for five years now.This year, they decided to spice things up and start the week off with a movie night.
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College Park’s student chapters of the NAACP and Maryland Public Interest Research Group (Mary-PIRG) came together on Nov. 19 to host a voter registration drive in front of the Stamp Student Union.
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UMD’S S.T.E.P.P., Students Towards Educational Progress and Philanthropy, has been stomping the yard since 2010 and they don’t plan to stop anytime soon.
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The conference, sponsored by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, takes place each November in Washington, D.C. and draws more than 2,000 attendees each year.
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The counseling center partnered with the Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy to provide students ways to better navigate anxiety, microaggressions, anxiety and imposter syndrome.
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NAACP’s University of Maryland, College Park chapter, provided students with a different way to make their voices heard Thursday evening in a paint and sip at Nyumburu Cultural Center dedicated to activism.
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