Queer open mic celebrates LGTBQ+ History Month

By Charlotte Ormond The University of Maryland’s Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy hosted a queer open mic in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Tuesday to provide a space for community members to express themselves through various art forms in celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month. The event has been a longstanding tradition hosted by MICA. In the past, students have shared their talents … Continue reading Queer open mic celebrates LGTBQ+ History Month

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

MICA presents the Women of Color Artists Panel as part of Black History Month

by Julia Rosier The Office of Multicultural Involvement Community Advocacy (MICA) hosted the Women of Color Artists Panel Wednesday night as part of their Black History Month program. The event gave women of color in the art world the opportunity to discuss the ways in which they enact change through their art.  The panel, which took place in the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching … Continue reading MICA presents the Women of Color Artists Panel as part of Black History Month