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There's still time to register for our virtual open house!

The @LGBTQEquity Center is piloting a new structure for their Lavender Leadership Honor Society (LLHS) and applications are open! Learn more about the 2024 cohort (check out the leadership workshop menu!) and apply by Monday, Sept. 30 at go.umd.edu/LLHS2024.

"It was here I put my passion for service into action." Maryland first lady and #UMD alum Dawn Flythe Moore '97 returned to campus for a conversation with the Maryland Arts & Humanities, BSOS @ UMD and UMD College of Education deans—and urged Terps to make a difference. #DoGoodUMD go.umd.edu/1rw7

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧱 Join U of MD MICA in celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month! Let’s come together to take action, embrace Queer creativity, engage in revolutionary care for our community and imagine vibrant Queer futures! Come out & create—see the full calendar of events: stamp.umd.edu/LGBTQHM

This Disability History Month, join us for three virtual and hybrid talks from scholars in the Disability Studies Speaker Series. WGSS will welcome Jess Whatcott, Katie Tastrom, and Mimi Khúc to talk new books in Disability Studies. For more info, visit i.mtr.cool/dujvzmqvea

The Disability Inclusion Resource Fair is an interactive event that strives to educate the campus community about visible disabilities, invisible disabilities and strategies to promote inclusion. Contact [email protected] for accommodations. RSVP at go.umd.edu/disabilityfair

We're so proud of our affiliates and our very own Dr. Shelbi Meissner! Here's to another wonderful year of Breaking the M.O.L.D.

Join us on October 30th to welcome Dr. Mimi Khúc (Professor Sloth) for her talk The Professor is Ill: Meritocracy, Unwellness, and the University in dear elia. For more info and to RSVP visit i.mtr.cool/vbullztysh

The second talk of the Disability Studies Speaker Series is brought to you by Katie Tastrom. Join us on October 28 at 3 pm for a virtual talk all about Katie's new book "A People's Guide to Abolition and Disability Justice." RSVP and read more at i.mtr.cool/omkjiufvai

Just one month left to apply to join our 2025 PhD cohort. We can't wait to see your applications! Interested in applying? You still have time!

Join us in welcoming Shana Ye on November 6th. , the last speaker of the semester in the WGSS Speaker Series to discuss her new book Queer Chimerica. For more information and to RSVP visit the link in our bio.

The college is thrilled to announce our 2024 Service Award Winners. Learn about 5 incredible ARHU community members who demonstrated excellence through service to their departments and the college: go.umd.edu/1ss8

Join us for our first Brown Bag of the semester. Dr. Beka Guluma will be presenting his preliminary research titled, "The African American Dream? Comparing Black Immigrant and Native-Born Black American Beliefs about Social Mobility"! Learn more here: aaas.umd.edu/feature/brown-…

This year's @UMD_MAPP PlaceHack will tackle accessibility! Join this 24-hour challenge on Friday, Oct. 25 starting at 5pm in Stamp. Students from Univ. of Maryland and Howard University are all welcome. Details/RSVP: bit.ly/placehack-2024. ADA: [email protected]

Forwarding a cool job post from Neda Atanasoski at Harriet Tubman Dept. of Women, Gender, & Sexuality looking for a prof/assistant prof role to advance research in AI as it relates to accessibility, sustainability, social justice, and learning, built on computational foundations ejobs.umd.edu/postings/124144

Next week, join AIM's inaugural distinguished lecture feat. MIT CSAIL's Leslie Pack Kaelbling! Leslie will present on "The Role of Rationality in Modern AI." RSVP ➡️ go.umd.edu/1TLZ

It's back! Join us for WGSS Fall Study Hall Study Break on Tuesday December 10th in Susquehanna Hall. RSVP at the link in our bio and comment your favorite study tunes below to be featured on the playlist🎶

This #GivingTuesday support the Harriet Tubman Department of WGSS! Your contributions can support student and faculty research and  initiatives like the DC Queer Studies Symposium, our annual Harriet Tubman Day event, and the Indigenous Futures Lab. Visit s.mtrbio.com/fdzbnwyphq

We're retiring this X account at the end of the year! Our account will remain visible, but we will be inactive here. We'll see you on Bluesky as wgss-umd.bsky.social and on Threads under our instagram account handle!