Welcome Back Terps! We are so thrilled for this upcoming academic year! While we are excited for the Fall 2026 semester, we also would love to celebrate our last Spring wins.

AAAS's outstanding graduating senior highlight continues: today, we're celebrating Dominique Curtis! Congratulations, Dominique! 🐢🎓

AAAS498R-Race and Sports, is one of our summer classes being offered this year! From June 1st to July 10th, learn about the role Black Americans have played in sports since their origins. Questions? Email bguluma@umd.edu.

UMD's Historic Preservation Program will be hosting a Descendant Community Film Festival at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Registration is free through the link through Friday, May 1! Sign up today with the link below: 🗓️: Saturday, May 2nd 🕰️:10 AM - 1 PM 🔗: www.eventbrite.com/e/land-legac...

AAAS is proud to highlight another one of our graduating seniors! Meet Aspen King-- congratulations, Aspen, and best wishes on your future plans! 🐢🎓

Sign up for AAAS398A: Hidden In The Cupboard: Studying African American Culture and Society Through Foodways. The class is for Summer 2026, beginning on June 1, 2026 - July 10th 2026.

Over the next couple of weeks we'll be highlighting AAAS's graduating seniors and their future plans! The department is tremendously proud of all of their hard work and next steps. Up first is Maria Klevorn-- congratulations, Maria! 🐢🎓

The Driskell Center's Artists Panel Beyond the Stars and Stripes will feature three artists from their spring exhibition America Will Be! as they reflect on the American flag as a site of protest, possibility, and belonging. 🗓️: Friday, May 1 🕰️: 5:00 pm 📍: 1207 Cole Student Activities Building

The Douglass Dialogues: What to Us Now is the Fourth of July? Speakers: Christopher Bonner, Janelle Wong, and Larry Thompson. 🗓️: Monday, April 20th 🕰️: 1:00 - 2:30 PM 📍: Cole Student Activities Building Room 1214

Join the BCAT Lab for a 3-day workshop, talk, and poetry reading with poet and AI policy expert, Serena Dokuaa! 🗓️:April 29th (10am-12pm), April 30th (12-1:30 pm), and May 1st (1-3 pm). 📍: Skinner Building rm. 3115 Register using this EventBrite link: www.eventbrite.com/e/serena-dok...

Next Week! As part of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center's 2026 Caribbean Week, join UMD Steelbands and Terrapin Steel for a steelpan workshop and performance! 🗓️: Tuesday, April 21st 🕰️: 6:00 - 7:30 PM 📍: School of Music Courtyard

UMD's Art History and Archaeology department has hosted a Transcribe-A-Thon of the Freedmen's Bureau records since 2016. Join the department for a 10th annual Transcribe-A-Thon! 🗓️: Friday, April 24th 🕰️: 10am-2pm 📍: the Collabratory (4213A ArtSoc)

Join the Black Community and Technology Lab for their guest lecture, featuring sociology professor Jenny L. Davis and renowned author April Williams. The pair will be discussing their new collaborative book, "The Injustice of Unfairness." 🗓️: Friday, April 17th 🕰️: 11am-1pm 📍: via Zoom

On Monday, April 20th, The Driskell Center will be launching their new event series The Douglass Dialogues. The first event, is "What to Us Now is the Fourth of July?" Registration is free through the Driskell Center's Website: 🗓️: Monday, April 20th 🕰️: 1 pm-2:30 pm 📍: David C. Driskell Center

Reminder that the 8th annual BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance Symposium is this Friday, April 10th! This year's event will honor the life of Lt. Richard W. Collins III and will focus on the voices who advocate for justice through joy, creativity, and resistance.

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum's FREE Children's Book Festival returns this month! Author readings, illustration workshops, crafts, and more will be available for children and families. 🗓️: Saturday, April 11th 🕰️: 11 AM - 3 PM 📍: Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

Check out this new article by alumni Jessica Weiss '05, which features an interview with AAAS and English Professor John Drabinski! It discusses the throughlines between all three of his new releases. aaas.umd.edu/feature/how-...

Join us for the Open House & Diaspora Launch! Come celebrate community, culture, and connection as we introduce new initiatives and create space for meaningful conversations across the diaspora. 🗓 April 7th ⏰ 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 📍 AAAS Main Office (1119 & 1126), Taliaferro Hall

Join us for the third annual Africa Through Language and Area Studies (ATLAS) Conference, featuring a roundtable confrence with AAAS' own, Professor Sangeetha Madhavan.

Nyumburu's NACPE Program is hosting a workshop this Friday, 3/27, at noon. These free workshops are great ways to gain information and knowledge! Please RSVP by emailing solomon@umd.edu

This Thursday, 3/26, the David C. Driskell Center will be having its Spring Program beginning at 4 pm. Artist Alison Saar will be giving an afternoon lecture, and Dr. Cherise Smith (UT Austin) will provide an evening lecture. Please register: www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-tal...

We’re excited to share the 3rd Annual UMD ATLAS Conference, taking place March 31 – April 1 in H.J. Patterson Hall (Rooms 2124 & 2130). 📍 Free and open to the public 🗓 Registration open through March 29: atlas.umd.edu/conference/2...

Mark your calendars! AAAS, in collaboration with the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies and the John B. Slaughter Endowment Series, will be holding a book discussion with John Drabinski and Michael Sawyer (University of Pittsburgh). We look forward to seeing you there!

Join the National Museum of African American History and Culture, for their African American Heritage Cookbook series. 🗓 Saturday, March 7, 2026 ⏰ 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM 📍 Concourse Level 🎟 Free to attend (menu items vary in price). Timed-entry museum passes required.

Dr. Sharon Harley was featured today in The Diamondback's article celebrating 100 years of Black History Month and explaining the significance of the holiday in American history. Congratulations, Dr. Harley! 🎉🐢 Read more at the link: dbknews.com/2026/02/26/1...

TODAY! UMD's Chapter of NAACP welcomes members of the community to celebrate their induction of new leaders. The free event is business casual and a great way to support the next group of trailblazers. 📆Saturday, February 28 ⏰12:00--2:00 pm 📍Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room

In honor of the 10th academic year anniversary of Lt. Richard W. Collins III. Submit original: artwork visual art, film, poetry, music, dance, and more. Three cash awards will be given. 🗓 Deadline for idea submissions: May 25, 2026 🔗 Learn more: go.umd.edu/art4rich

Tomorrow! University of Maryland Honors College is hosting a lecture and teach in, led by Morgan State University's Dr. Jared Ball. This lecture is free, and open to all members of the public. 📆Date: Friday, February 27 ⏰Time: 12:00 PM 📍Location: Nyumburu Cultural Center Conference Room

This Thursday, join the Nyumburu Cultural Center for their hour-long session on African American Political Education. 📆Date: Thursday, February 26 ⏰Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 📍Location: Nyumburu Cultural Center Conference Room

Celebrating Black innovation in sound tomorrow. This Black History Month, Makaya McCraven takes the stage at The Clarice performing Arts. 📍 Dekelboum Concert Hall 📅 Feb 21 | 8PM 🎟 Tickets on sale now #UMD #LiveAtTheClarice