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Join Us to Discuss and Celebrate Inclusive Excellence

Events on April 21, 2023

Dear Faculty and Staff, Join with your colleagues on Friday, April 21, 2023, as both the Faculty Development Center and the Provost's Office will be hosting events discussing inclusive excellence...

Posted: February 22, 2023, 10:32 AM

Update from the Office of Equity and Inclusion

Dear UMBC Community, As we start the new semester, we are reminded that the work of inclusion and equity is never complete, either at UMBC or elsewhere across the nation. I am grateful for all of...

Posted: February 7, 2022, 4:17 PM

UMBC Responds to Hate

To Our Students, Faculty, and Staff, Many in our community are shocked and saddened by recent events, both on and off campus. This week, UMBC Police are investigating two reports of hate-bias...

Posted: November 19, 2021, 5:25 PM

Concern and Support for UMBC’s Muslim Community

Dear UMBC Community, We are deeply saddened and concerned to learn about a reported hate-bias crime in The Commons Tuesday night. A UMBC student reported that she was approached by an unknown...

Posted: November 18, 2021, 2:30 PM

The Meaning of Inclusive Excellence

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, With national immigration policy once again in the spotlight, it is important for our campus to affirm our commitment to being a welcoming community of...

Posted: July 12, 2019, 4:50 PM

Synagogue Attack in California

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are saddened once again this morning after witnessing the anti-Semitic attack on the Congregation Chabad in Poway, California. That this attack occurred on...

Posted: April 29, 2019, 4:56 PM

The attacks in Sri Lanka

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, Our hearts are heavy as we see the devastating impact of terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter morning that left 300 innocent people dead and injured 500 more....

Posted: April 23, 2019, 10:30 AM

Speaking Out Against Discrimination

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, As campus leaders working in community to prevent and address discriminatory conduct, including sexual violence and misconduct at UMBC and beyond, we feel...

Posted: April 1, 2019, 5:05 PM

The Tragedy in New Zealand

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, This morning we woke to the tragic news of mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attack, which was timed to coincide with Friday...

Posted: March 15, 2019, 4:39 PM

All-Gender Restrooms

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, As a campus community that is committed to inclusion and diversity, one of our shared values is having respect for the dignity of every member of our UMBC...

Posted: February 13, 2019, 1:07 PM