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Amy Sherald: American Sublime ๐Ÿ“… November 2, 2025 โ€“ April 5, 2026 The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the homecoming of Amy Sherald an artist who redefined American portraiture. American Sublime traces her evolution through forty luminous works that honor everyday Black life.

Amy Sherald: American Sublime
๐Ÿ“… November 2, 2025 โ€“ April 5, 2026

The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates the homecoming of Amy Sherald an artist who redefined American portraiture. American Sublime traces her evolution through forty luminous works that honor everyday Black life.
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Join the BCaT Lab Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 10โ€“12 PM (Skinner 3115 & Zoom) for an info session on the application process! Learn how to form a team, craft your proposal, and take the next steps toward exploring AI through a lens of creativity and critical reflection.

Join the BCaT Lab Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 10โ€“12 PM (Skinner 3115 & Zoom) for an info session on the application process! Learn how to form a team, craft your proposal, and take the next steps toward exploring AI through a lens of creativity and critical reflection.
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Join the Clarice performing Arts for Lakecia Benjamin, saxophone: Five-time-Grammy-nominee saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin brings to The Clarice an exploration of the living art form jazz. Fri, Nov. 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm Price Regular: $35 Student/Youth: $15 Venue: Dance Theatre

Join the Clarice performing Arts for Lakecia Benjamin, saxophone:
Five-time-Grammy-nominee saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin brings to The Clarice an exploration of the living art form jazz.

Fri, Nov. 7, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Price Regular: $35
Student/Youth: $15

Venue: Dance Theatre
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The Stamp Gallery Presents: We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture. ๐Ÿ“First floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Gallery hours: Mondaysโ€“Thursdays: 10 a.m. โ€“ 8 p.m., Fridays: 10 a.m. โ€“ 5 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. โ€“ 5 p.m., Sundays: Closed.

The Stamp Gallery Presents: We Will Not Be Silent: Art Transforming Rape Culture.

๐Ÿ“First floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Gallery hours: Mondaysโ€“Thursdays: 10 a.m. โ€“ 8 p.m., Fridays: 10 a.m. โ€“ 5 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. โ€“ 5 p.m., Sundays: Closed.
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Ashley hosts Tamara T. Butler to talk about memory work, history, and making Black cultural education. Here or at your preferred stream: go.umd.edu/TamaraTButler

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Honor & Remember Veterans Tuesday, November 11 9am - 5pm at the Garden of Reflection & Remembrance Recognize Veterans Day with the Memorial Chapel.

Honor & Remember Veterans
Tuesday, November 11
9am -  5pm  at the Garden of Reflection & Remembrance

Recognize Veterans Day with the Memorial Chapel.
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Join racclab on Nov 19th for their Soul Food Discussion "Exploring Black Figures & Activism" ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ This will be an insightful discussion hosted by the RACC Lab alongside Black Organizations at UMD. Come ready to discuss! When: Nov 19th, 2025 Where: BPS 1140 A&B Time: 5pm-7pm

Join racclab on Nov 19th for their Soul Food Discussion "Exploring Black Figures & Activism" ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

This will be an insightful discussion hosted by the RACC Lab alongside Black Organizations at UMD. Come ready to discuss! 

When: Nov 19th, 2025
Where: BPS 1140 A&B
Time: 5pm-7pm
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From Capitol to Community: Maryland Leaders on Public Health and Equity ๐Ÿ“… Monday, Nov 17, 2025 ๐Ÿ• 1:00โ€“3:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ Friedgen Family Seminar Room (SPH 2236), UMD School of Public Health ๐Ÿ”— RSVP: From Capitol to Community (Scan QR code) #UMDSPH #PublicHealthEquity

From Capitol to Community: Maryland Leaders on Public Health and Equity 

๐Ÿ“… Monday, Nov 17, 2025
๐Ÿ• 1:00โ€“3:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Friedgen Family Seminar Room (SPH 2236), UMD School of Public Health

๐Ÿ”— RSVP: From Capitol to Community (Scan QR code)

#UMDSPH #PublicHealthEquity
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Join AIM Virtual Series: On Artificial Appropriation: Blackface or Kin?Explore how AI mimics racial markers and the powerful Black responses from curiosity to critique to refusal. ๐Ÿ—“ Tuesday, Nov 18 โฐ 12:30โ€“1:30pm โžก๏ธ Register using link: umd.zoom.us/j/92588338585

Join AIM Virtual Series: On Artificial Appropriation: Blackface or Kin?Explore how AI mimics racial markers and the powerful Black responses from curiosity to critique to refusal.

๐Ÿ—“ Tuesday, Nov 18
โฐ 12:30โ€“1:30pm
โžก๏ธ Register using link:  umd.zoom.us/j/92588338585
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You're invited to AAAS Game Night! ๐ŸŽฎ Join us for fun games, prizes, and FREE food ๐Ÿ“… Dec 11, 2025 โฐ 5pm - 8pm ๐Ÿ“ 1102 Taliaferro Hall (TLF)

You're invited to AAAS Game Night!  ๐ŸŽฎ Join us for fun games, prizes, and FREE food

๐Ÿ“… Dec 11, 2025
โฐ 5pm - 8pm
๐Ÿ“ 1102 Taliaferro Hall (TLF)
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Exhibition Opening Reception: Solace & Sisterhood. Featuring the work of Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon and Evita Tezeno. ๐Ÿ“… Mon - Fri (Till Dec 5th 2025) โฐ 11am - 4pm ๐Ÿ“ David C. Driskell Center Free, no tickets required.

Exhibition Opening Reception: Solace & Sisterhood. Featuring the work of Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon and Evita Tezeno.
๐Ÿ“… Mon - Fri (Till Dec 5th 2025)
โฐ 11am - 4pm
๐Ÿ“ David C. Driskell Center
Free, no tickets required.
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Join the BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance, 2nd Lt. Richard W. Collins III Foundation and the Mission Continues as we honor the legacy of Lt. Richard W. Collins III. โฐ 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM ๐Ÿ“… December 6, 2025 ๐Ÿ“ The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)

Join the BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance, 2nd Lt. Richard W. Collins III Foundation and the Mission Continues as we honor the legacy of Lt. Richard W. Collins III. 
โฐ 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM
๐Ÿ“… December 6, 2025
๐Ÿ“ The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)
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Join the Nyumburu Cultural Center Multipurpose Room THIS Wednesday, December 3rd at 5:30 pm for their Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration! Location: Nyumburu Multipurpose Room @nyumburu

Join the Nyumburu Cultural Center Multipurpose Room THIS Wednesday, December 3rd at 5:30 pm for their Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration! 

Location: Nyumburu Multipurpose Room
@nyumburu
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Join us in recognizing Professor John E. Drabinski for the release of two groundbreaking works. So Unimaginable a Price: Baldwin and the Black Atlantic, and Atlantic Theory: On the Vicissitudes of Relation ๐Ÿ“ŒOrder online: at the Northwestern University Press/Edinburgh Press

Join us in recognizing Professor John E. Drabinski for the release of two groundbreaking works. So Unimaginable a Price: Baldwin and the Black Atlantic, and Atlantic Theory: On the Vicissitudes of Relation

๐Ÿ“ŒOrder online: at the Northwestern University Press/Edinburgh Press
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Join to honor the life and legacy of Lt. Richard Collins III through a day of service, reflection, and community impact. All are welcome. Date: December 6, 2025 Time: 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM (EST) Location: The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)

Join to honor the life and legacy of Lt. Richard Collins III through a day of service, reflection, and community impact. All are welcome. 

Date: December 6, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM - 02:30 PM (EST)

Location: The City Ranch (7613 Dogwood Road Windsor Mill, MD)
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Join The Clarice Performing Arts for their evening of reflection and renewal with Sweet Honey in the Rockยฎ๏ธโ€™s Weโ€™ll Never Turn Back!: Songs for Historically Resilient Communities. ๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, December 9, 2025 โฐ 7:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ Riversdale House Museum. Free event

Join The Clarice Performing Arts for their evening of reflection and renewal with Sweet Honey in the Rockยฎ๏ธโ€™s Weโ€™ll Never Turn Back!: Songs for Historically Resilient Communities.

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, December 9, 2025 
โฐ 7:00 PM 
๐Ÿ“ Riversdale House Museum.
Free event
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umdaaas Honored to share Jessica Weis' insightful article, "How Professor John Drabinski Wrote Three Books at Once," which highlights his extraordinary achievement of completing three manuscripts in 5 days.

umdaaas Honored to share Jessica Weis' insightful article,
"How Professor
John Drabinski Wrote Three Books at Once," which highlights his extraordinary achievement of completing three manuscripts in 5 days.