Events

The LGBTQ+ Equity Center invites you to join us for Quelcome: Fall Welcome Fest & Resource Fair on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from 2:00–5:00 p.m. in the Stamp Student Union Grand Ballroom.

The Nyumburu Cultural Center at the University of Maryland presents the NACPE Workshop Series, an engaging educational program designed to deepen participants’ understanding of Black/African history, social justice, political education, and important contemporary and historical events.

Join the conversation around UMD’s 2026–27 First Year Book, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr, at a special lunchtime Q&A moderated by Professor Sarah Croco, director of the Honors Global Challenges & Solutions program (HGLO).

Join Maryland Line Dancing on Sunday, September 20th, for a night of dancing, community, and fun.

Interested in gaining experience in Maryland state government? Join the UMD Fellows Program for an in-person information session on internship opportunities with the Maryland General Assembly (MGA).

Merrill faculty members Jerry Zremski and Tom Rosenstiel will explore the rapidly changing journalism landscape—from declining trust and shrinking local outlets to fragmented audiences and the growing influence of AI—and what it means for today’s communicators and future journalists.

Mental Health Awareness Week is a great time to start improving your mental health! Join the Mental Health Coalition Sept. 28 – Oct. 2 for a full week of FREE programming to celebrate self-care and STAMP out stigma. Visit go.umd.edu/mhaw26 for details.

Join us for the first event in the "Folding Identity: AAPI Zines in Conversation and Practice" series! "Folding Identity" aims to put AAPI DMV zinesters, faculty, and the UMD community in conversation and collaboration. Art making and print culture are inseparable from the Asian American identity.

Five-time Grammy Award winner and humanitarian Angélique Kidjo sits down with College of Arts and Humanities Dean Stephanie Shonekan for a poignant conversation about music, cultural fluency, and global advocacy. Named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and “Africa’s premier diva,” Kidjo hails from Benin and blends musical traditions from West Africa and around the globe while incorporating multiple languages, including her own personal musical language.