Rosemary Ferreira, MEd receives Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Recognition Award

Catalyst | January 23, 2024 | Jen Badie

Diversity Recognition Award Winner: Rosemary Ferreira

Rosemary Ferreira, MEd, associate director for the Intercultural Center, collaborates across UMB to advance and prioritize equity, diversity, and inclusion, leading comprehensive programs so students and employees can thrive....Read more here.

Stocking Up: Student Pantry Receives $53,500 in Grant Funding as Demand for Support Rises

Catalyst | Fall 2023 (Volume 7, Issue 2) | Lou Cortina

Stocking Up: Student Pantry Receives $53,500 in Grant Funding as Demand for Support Rises

UMB Student Pantry continues to reap grant funding to support the UMB Student Pantry, receiving nearly $28,000 from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) this fall, just months after getting a $12,000 Maryland Food Bank Food First Capacity Grant...Read more here.

Dr. Jones Carney receives Inclusion, Multiculturalism, and Social Justice Award

September 6, 2023 | Lou Cortina

Jones Carney Earns USM Board of Regents Staff Awards

Courtney Jones Carney receives the highest honor given to exempt or non-exempt employees at University System of Maryland institutions...Read more here.

UMB Wins $12,000 Grant to Support Student Pantry

June 28, 2023 | Lou Cortina

UMB Wins $12,000 Grant to Support Student Pantry

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has received a $12,000 Maryland Food Bank Food First Capacity Grant to support the UMB Student Pantry. The funds will help to renovate a storage space on the third floor of the SMC Campus Center that will become the new home of the Student Pantry....Read more here.

Inaugural Be JEDI Innovation Grants Announced

May 17, 2023 | Lou Cortina

Inaugural Be JEDI Innovation Grants Announced

The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) has announced the recipients of its inaugural Be JEDI Innovation Grants, which support interdisciplinary projects or initiatives that advance Belonging (Be) and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) at UMB....Read more here.

UMB’s Jones Carney Honored with ‘BBJ’ Leader in Diversity Award

May 18, 2022 | Jen Badie

UMB’s Jones Carney Honored with ‘BBJ’ Leader in Diversity Award

When Courtney J. Jones Carney, DPA, MBA, attended Morgan State University, a historically Black institution in Baltimore, for her undergraduate studies, she felt something that had been missing: a sense of belonging...Read more here.

UMB’s Jones Carney Honored with ‘BBJ’ Leader in Diversity Award

June 10, 2022 | Carley Milligan 

Leaders in Diversity 2022: 10 honorees who are making change accessible in Greater Baltimore

Our 2022 Leaders in Diversity honorees have one thing in common — they've made it a personal mission to open up their workplaces and industries.

However, each of the 10 awardees this year have approached that effort in their own way...Read more here.

Pantry Helps UMB Fight Students’ Food Insecurity

March 2, 2022 | By Lou Cortina

Pantry Helps UMB Fight Students’ Food Insecurity

Students strolling through the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) lobby Feb. 23 were greeted with friendly hellos and the opportunity to pick up a free bag of food courtesy of the UMB Student Food Pantry...Read more here. 

Intercultural Center: A Place for Diversity, Dialogue

May 19, 2021 | By Mary Therese Phelan

A space of belonging, value, affirmation, and welcome.

That’s how officials describe University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) new Intercultural Center, which opened with a virtual launch and will experience more in-person activity as faculty, staff, and students eventually return to campus... Read more here. 

UMB Pop-Up Food Pantry Hits the Spot

March 17, 2021 | By Lou Cortina 

The issue of food insecurity is real among students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), with nearly one-third surveyed in fall 2020 saying they felt some level of uncertainty regarding their food supply... Read more here. 

UMB Doctors Address COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust

March 11, 2021 | By Charles Schelle

While many are waiting for a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a good portion of folks have a dose of skepticism about the shots — the question is if it’s a healthy one...Read more here.

The Intercultural Center: A Space for Belonging and Social Justice at UMB

February 10, 2021 | By Rosemary Ferreira

The inaugural Intercultural Center will move the University forward in its commitment to anti-racism and social justice...Read more here.

The Role of Experimentation and Medical Mistrust in COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism

January 12, 2021 | By Courtney J. Jones Carney

Examining the historical and current context of medical abuse of BIPOC populations that positions science and medical advancements over individual human lives and safety... Read more here. 

UMB Students Get their Wish with Intercultural Center

January 22, 2020 | By Chris Zang

Years in the making, UMB’s Intercultural Leadership and Engagement Center provides students with the support and opportunities they requested for groups from diverse backgrounds to come together...Read more here.