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Social Justice Experts
Sandra C. Quinn
Professor and Chair, Family Science and Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity
School of Public Health
Stephen B. Thomas
Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity
School of Public Health
Jennifer D. Roberts
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology
School of Public Health
Joseph Richardson
Joel and Kim Feller Endowed Professor; Acting Chair, Department of African American Studies
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sacoby Wilson
Associate Professor, Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH)
School of Public Health
Jessica Fish
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Science
School of Public Health
Rashawn Ray
Professor, Department of Sociology
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Yueming "Lucy" Qiu
Associate Professor
School of Public Policy
William Ming Liu
Professor and Department Chair
College of Education
Arie W. Kruglanski
Distinguished University Professor
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
DeNeen Brown
Associate Professor
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Janelle Wong
Professor of American Studies and Government and Politics
College of Arts and Humanities
Psyche Williams-Forson
Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies
College of Arts and Humanities
Marccus Hendricks
Assistant Professor; Director at SIRJ Lab; Affiliated Research Faculty, Clark School of Engineering's Center for Disaster Resilience, NCSG and EFC
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Social Justice News Releases
UMD gun violence expert elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Joseph Richardson Jr. Becomes Record 69th UMD Faculty Member in National Academies
University of Maryland Joins DC-area Universities to Address Gun Violence
The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area launches bold initiative to advance research-based plans for action
UMD Study Finds Wave of Activism After George Floyd's Murder Drew from Multiple Issues, Identities
Analysis shows how intersectionality connects motivations of participants in some of the most racially diverse protests to date
UMD's Arts for All initiative Partners the Arts with the Sciences, Technology and 0ther Disciplines
University of Maryland President Darryll Pines announced a new initiative, Arts for All, during his Inauguration Ceremony on April 22. The initiative will expand arts programming across campus and create new opportunities for students and faculty to...
University to Honor Billy Jones and Darryl Hill, Two Athletic and Social Justice Trailblazers
Jones-Hill House to serve as home of Maryland Football
Bowie State University, University of Maryland Launch Social Justice Alliance in Honor of 1st Lt. Richard Collins III
Honoring the legacy of BSU alumnus 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III, the new BSU-UMD Social Justice Alliance will create opportunities to deepen learning and engage in direct action on social justice issues.
UMD, BSU to Announce Social Justice Alliance in the name of 1st Lt. Richard Collins III
Joint initiative launched as the 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III law goes into effect
The University of Maryland Launches a Presidential Grand Challenges Course on Today’s Most Pressing Issues
UMD's new Grand Challenges course, taught by University President Darryll J. Pines and featuring presentations by other top experts, offers students the chance to address and build leadership together on some of today's most important and pressing issues
Reverend Jesse Jackson and Peter Neufeld to Headline Social Justice Celebration at University of Maryland
The University of Maryland will host its 2nd annual Social Justice Day with special guests and events.
Social Justice in the News
CNN
Health officials turn to Black-owned barber shops and hair salons as possible Covid-19 vaccination sites
CBS News
Where police reform stands a year after George Floyd's death
Washington Post
Bipartisan political rhetoric about Asia leads to anti-Asian violence here
DisastersDecon
Infrastructure Justice
NBC News
Amid wave of violence, Asian Americans, Black communities build coalitions
Washington Post
A diverse suburb’s biggest pandemic challenge: Distributing the vaccine equitably
Capital & Main
Harnessing the Asian American Vote
Inside Higher Ed
‘Black Lives Matter’ Without Black People?
CNBC
Not trusting the FDA, Black doctors’ group creates panel to vet Covid-19 vaccines
Pew Trusts
Searing Heat Will Make COVID-19 Racial Disparities Worse
American Journal of Public Health
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts are Unethical and Harmful
Penn State News