News & Events
MarylandToday: ‘Finding My Voice and Standing My Ground’
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In MarylandToday, UMD’s five female deans shared during this Women’s History Month their experiences rising through the ranks of leadership, the challenges they’ve faced and how they are paving the way for the women who follow.
May 10th: ADVANCE-ABRI-VFTS Faculty Writing Retreat
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Join ADVANCE Advancing Faculty Diversity Peer Network (AFD), the Anti-Black Racism Initiative (ABRI), and the BSOS VisionTeam for Faculty Success (VTFS) for a faculty writing retreat on May 10th, from 9 am to 1:30 pm.
First Annual TerrapinSTRONG Symposium
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The First Annual TerrapinSTRONG Symposium will be on Wednesday, November 1 from 9am-4pm in the STAMP Student Union.
ADVANCE Year In Review
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See the impact of the ADVANCE Program (AY 2022-2023) in our Year in Review infographic.
Download the full version of the infographic here.
Announcing this year's Equity Coaches
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Equity coaches are faculty and administrators who are well versed in the literature on bias in the academic work environment and the strategies for mitigating it, as well as in best practices for facilitating equity-based conversations.
Oct .6: ADVANCE-ABRI Faculty Writing Retreat
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Join us for dedicated time for writing and scholarly community building! This writing retreat provides time and space for faculty of color and faculty from racially minoritized groups to be individually productive during mid-semester, followed by a panel discussion on Navigating the Academy at UMD.
Announcing this year's ADVANCE Professors
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ADVANCE Professors are senior women faculty members assigned to support a specific constituent base. They act as knowledge brokers and group mentors for faculty members in their assigned constituency. This year's ADVANCE Professors are listed here.
Dr. Dawn Culpepper named next Director of the ADVANCE Program
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Dr. Dawn Culpepper, current Associate Director of the ADVANCE Program, will serve as the next Director of the ADVANCE Program beginning July 1, 2023.
Equity Coaches - Call for Nominations 2023-2024
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We are seeking nominations (including self-nominations) of faculty and campus administrators (all genders) who would like to participate in the second cohort Equity Coaches. Equity coaches are faculty and administrators who are well versed in the literature on bias in the academic work environment and the strategies for mitigating it, as well in best practices for facilitating equity-based conversations. They will serve as facilitators campus workshops on inclusive hiring for faculty search committees.
Aug 22: Networking reception for faculty and postdocs from racially minoritized groups
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Join us for networking and community building to start the academic year.