DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & EQUITY

University of Maryland ranks #13 in College Choice’s “50 Best Colleges for LGBTQ

Students,” and is in Campus Pride’s 2016 Top 30 list of the most LGBTQfriendly campuses across the nation.

ELLE MAGAZINE INCLUDED THREE ARHU COURSES IN THEIR 2016 LIST OF “63 OF THE MOST COMPELLING OFFERINGS FOR TODAY’S COLLEGE STUDENTS TO EXAMINE THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE.”

Jeffrey Herf, distinguished university professor of history, has been thinking about how German leftist groups view Israel since he was a graduate student in Frankfurt during the late ’70s. His new book, “Undeclared Wars with Israel,” examines this history.

Sonia-Melitta Montoya, Ph.D. student in American studies, received a 2016-17 Ronald E. McNair Graduate Fellowship to support her first year of graduate studies at UMD, where she will continue her ethnographic research on Mexican-American women and 1950s labor activism.

Fulbright Fellow Maya Cunningham, Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology, developed a curriculum for teachers in Washington, D.C. and Prince George’s County that empowers African-American schoolchildren by highlighting connections between their own culture and the music of Africa.

The Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity was selected by the UMD President’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues to receive the 2017 Non-Instructional Unit Service Minority Achievement Award for its role in mentoring and advancing the careers of graduate students and junior faculty.

In partnership with the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, The Clarice hosted Kutia Jawara as their first Urban Arts Leadership Fellow. Jawara facilitated numerous community engagement activities, including the Unity Project, an interactive art installation.

Christina Hanhardt, associate professor of American studies, received the 2017 “Champion of the Community Award” from the UMD LGBT Equity Office.

The David C. Driskell Center presented “Shifting: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze,” which featured work by prominent artists, including Mequitta Ahuja, Robin Holder and Kara Walker, exploring how African American women view each other and the world.