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Legendary Poet, Activist and Educator Nikki Giovanni to Help Inaugurate New Frederick Douglass Center

The center is dedicated to engaging diverse communities—both at the university and well beyond—around issues of social justice and equity.

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Art

New Ideas for Used Materials

Art class designs Maryland Day installation from found objects.

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Philosophy

More Than an Observer

Philosophy, politics, and economics major Nikita Kale ’25 takes action to solve big global problems.

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Looking to fund your arts research and join a unique team? Apply now to the 2024-25 Arts for All Fellowships and join a small team of faculty and graduate student fellows! Funding amounts include $10,000 for faculty and $2,500 for graduate students. Research should connect to Arts for All’s mission to further enhance the arts at UMD and engage the public. Learn about the application requirements and apply by Mon, 4/22 at 5PM at the link in our bio. #ArtsforAll #UMDresearch #UniversityofMaryland
Black Maternal Health Week—recognized every year from April 11-17—is dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring activism in support of Black-led maternal health initiatives. In light of this, the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities will be hosting an event to screen and discuss the important film, "Birthing Justice." The film is a documentary discussing the issues fueling the maternal health crisis within the African American community and advocating for best practices to enhance birthing equity for all women, especially Black women. Black women are 4X more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. We can fix this. Register today to attend our free screening of BIRTHING JUSTICE, a documentary that discusses issues fueling the maternal health crisis of Black women on Friday, April 26th - 3:00 - 5:00 PM at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, The GIldenhorn Recital Hall [Reception to follow] The event is free register here: https://forms.gle/1UNP7tdvarbxCSq1A #birthingjusticefilm #StandwithBlackMamas #birthingjusticeandjoy #blackbirthmatters www.birthingjustice.com @umdpublichealth @WGSSUMD @FMSCUMD #BMHW24 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek
A new captioning system at TDPS theatre performances will allow audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing to follow every line in the show. Theatre design MFA student Timothy Kelly (@therealjimjelly) is leading the project. #ArtsforAll Link in bio.