Homecoming-Themed Arts and Crafts Engage Students With UMD Spirit

By Anastasia Merkulova University of Maryland students are immersing themselves in school spirit by making crafts and contributing to a group art project at the Homecoming Art Hub event in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union’s Studio A this week. According to the official campus calendar, between Oct. 14 and 17., the events give students the opportunity to make UMD spirit-themed crafts from 1 p.m. … Continue reading Homecoming-Themed Arts and Crafts Engage Students With UMD Spirit

UMD Pride Month kickoff brings role model to campus

By James Matheson The Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy and the LGBTQ+ Equity Center arranged for an activist and host to engage in intergenerational dialogue with a UMD student on Tuesday to celebrate Pride Month on Campus and Transgender Day of Visibility. Rayceen Pendarvis, one of the first openly-gay Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners of Washington, D.C. and a lifelong Washingtonian, answered questions about trans … Continue reading UMD Pride Month kickoff brings role model to campus

UMD named a top 30 LGBTQ-friendly school in wake of hate bias incidents

By Anna Hovey The University of Maryland earned a spot on Campus Pride’s top 30 LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities list just three days after anti-LGBTQ messages were reported in an on-campus residence hall. Campus Pride, an LGBTQ advocacy non-profit, awarded the university 5 out of 5 stars for its work on creating a safer and more tolerant community for LGBTQ students. According to a press … Continue reading UMD named a top 30 LGBTQ-friendly school in wake of hate bias incidents