President Loh, others share struggles and successes in final “Year of Immigration” discussion

By Casey Gannon The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Office of International Affairs and Carnegie Corporation of New York sponsored another event April 11 in the Cole Student Activities Building  to recognize UMD’s “Year of Immigration.” The panel included four guest speakers: Wallace Loh, president of the University of Maryland; Nina Khrushcheva, professor at The New School … Continue reading President Loh, others share struggles and successes in final “Year of Immigration” discussion

Kreativity Diversity Troupe performs end-of-semester show, centered around “confusion”

By Casey Gannon Kreativity Diversity Troupe has established itself as a very accepting, diverse performance group. With members of different majors, ethnicities and personalities, the mix of people perform in various mediums, including dance, song, theatre, and spoken word. The group performs an end-of-semester show twice a year, featuring a variety of acts tied together by one common theme. This semester’s theme was “confusion,” and … Continue reading Kreativity Diversity Troupe performs end-of-semester show, centered around “confusion”

Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Speaks at SEE’s second annual Hear the Turtle Event

Aly Raisman, right, answers questions about her career and her advocacy efforts for sexual assault during the discussion on March 28, 2019. Raisman answered questions from the moderator as well as pre-selected questions from the audience (Photo by Casey Gannon). By Casey Gannon Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman was the featured speaker March 28 at SEE’s second annual Hear the Turtle event. Raisman competed on … Continue reading Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Speaks at SEE’s second annual Hear the Turtle Event

University of Maryland ‘Year of Immigration’ continues with refugee panel discussion

By: Casey Gannon The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Office of International Affairs held a panel discussion entitled “The Global Response to the Refugee Crisis” on March 7 as part of the academic “Year of Immigration” movement. The panel was comprised of four speakers: Nancy Lindborg, the president of the Institute of Peace; Eric … Continue reading University of Maryland ‘Year of Immigration’ continues with refugee panel discussion

Kreativity Diversity Troupe Holds Quarterly Open Mic Event

By: Casey Gannon Kreativity Diversity Troupe held an open mic on Mar. 1 in the Cafritz Theater in the Clarice Performing Arts Center. Kreativity’s open mics are different from ordinary open mics because performances can include song, dance, spoken word or instrumental performance. Kreativity was a group formed in the 1990s by African American actresses because there weren’t many shows for them to perform in. … Continue reading Kreativity Diversity Troupe Holds Quarterly Open Mic Event

Historic Preservation Program celebrates 30th anniversary with diversity lecture

Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould delivers her lecture in front of Historic Preservation faculty and students.  By Casey Gannon The Historic Preservation Graduate Program celebrated its 30th anniversary Feb. 21 with a lecture from Sarah Zenaida Gould. Gould, who is based in San Antonio, is one of three co-founders of the Latinos in Heritage Conservation (LHC), founded in 2014. LHC allows historic preservationists to network with each other, … Continue reading Historic Preservation Program celebrates 30th anniversary with diversity lecture