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Guided by social justice principles, UMD cultivates a vibrant learning and working community for all members.<br></p> </div> </flex-columns> </umd-lock> </section> <section id="list" class="bottom-spacing"> <h1 class="sr-only"> Social Justice related content </h1> <umd-lock data-size="large"> <flex-columns class="filter-layout" data-reverse> <div class="category-data"> <div class="experts"> <h2 class="large-san-serif"> Social Justice Experts </h2> <div class="expert-columns"> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/sandra-c-quinn"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/SandraCQuinn-Kelly-E-Blake-2.jpg?w=800&h=800&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622065422&s=947f22129f2379fe0d10548065d6a198 " alt="Sandra C. Quinn" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/sandra-c-quinn">Sandra C. Quinn</a> </h3> <p> Professor and Chair, Family Science and Senior Associate Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity </p> <p> School of Public Health </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/stephen-b-thomas"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/head-sholder-photo-StephenThomas-Kelly-E-Blake-2.jpg?w=800&h=800&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622062932&s=b7452487a315e4d2eb91fd7c167692a1 " alt="Stephen B. Thomas" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/stephen-b-thomas">Stephen B. Thomas</a> </h3> <p> Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity </p> <p> School of Public Health </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/jennifer-d-roberts"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/JenniferRoberts-Kelly-E-Blake-2.jpg?w=799&h=799&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622063284&s=abfbdee09a2a24c1def6d851f8fd72e9 " alt="Jennifer D. Roberts" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/jennifer-d-roberts">Jennifer D. Roberts</a> </h3> <p> Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology </p> <p> School of Public Health </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/joseph-richardson"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/Joseph_Richardson-Sara-Lynn-Gavin.jpg?w=800&h=800&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622063363&s=47e3645a05b030355998b0208bdfb55c " alt="Joseph Richardson" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/joseph-richardson">Joseph Richardson</a> </h3> <p> Joel and Kim Feller Endowed Professor; Acting Chair, Department of African American Studies </p> <p> College of Behavioral and Social Sciences </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/sacoby-wilson"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/sep_23_20_738-01-Kelly-E-Blake-2.jpg?w=469&h=469&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622123838&s=acce12704d3d9312f92720c388a83685 " alt="Sacoby Wilson" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/sacoby-wilson">Sacoby Wilson</a> </h3> <p> Associate Professor, Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH) </p> <p> School of Public Health </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/jessica-fish"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/fish-Kelly-E-Blake-2.jpg?w=194&h=194&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622062506&s=8f9c990de7af98ff2e5a960e1623d0f5 " alt="Jessica Fish" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/jessica-fish">Jessica Fish</a> </h3> <p> Assistant Professor, Department of Family Science </p> <p> School of Public Health </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/rashawn-ray"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/Rashawn_Ray-Sara-Lynn-Gavin-2.jpg?w=255&h=270&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622065177&s=1d6933b192527b230fc3a3c83649b07d " alt="Rashawn Ray" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/rashawn-ray">Rashawn Ray</a> </h3> <p> Professor, Department of Sociology </p> <p> College of Behavioral and Social Sciences </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/yueming-lucy-qiu"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/person_yueminglucyqiu_11202020-1-Megan-Campbell-2.jpg?w=800&h=800&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622064921&s=da960d8a09082389863d2fa5b4edea6e " alt="Yueming "Lucy" Qiu" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/yueming-lucy-qiu">Yueming "Lucy" Qiu</a> </h3> <p> Associate Professor </p> <p> School of Public Policy </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/william-ming-liu"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/Liu.William.Ming__0-William-Ming-Liu-2.jpg?w=260&h=260&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622063962&s=5e5abf090e22140ad0bd6271e804d4a2 " alt="William Ming Liu" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/william-ming-liu">William Ming Liu</a> </h3> <p> Professor and Department Chair </p> <p> College of Education </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/arie-w-kruglanski"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/Arie_Kruglanski-Sara-Lynn-Gavin.jpg?w=211&h=211&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622061183&s=41a49cd038f6a697953dfee6c1aea646 " alt="Arie W. Kruglanski" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/arie-w-kruglanski">Arie W. Kruglanski</a> </h3> <p> Distinguished University Professor </p> <p> College of Behavioral and Social Sciences </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/deneen-brown"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/deneen-brown-profile-2-Joshua-Robert-Land-2.jpg?w=250&h=250&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622061990&s=0eb9d1ac2283cec6327adde1e8b3efd5 " alt="DeNeen Brown" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/deneen-brown">DeNeen Brown</a> </h3> <p> Associate Professor </p> <p> Philip Merrill College of Journalism </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/janelle-wong"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/janelle_wong-1-Sarah-Katharine-Snyder-2.jpg?w=300&h=300&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622063172&s=09e2397eac4f4440c202e695fe585310 " alt="Janelle Wong" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/janelle-wong">Janelle Wong</a> </h3> <p> Professor of American Studies and Government and Politics </p> <p> College of Arts and Humanities </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/psyche-williams-forson"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/Psyche-Williams-Forson-550x400-Sarah-Katharine-Snyder-2.jpg?w=400&h=400&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622065113&s=faf463966dd1d84dc55c2cb6122c6bb7 " alt="Psyche Williams-Forson" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/psyche-williams-forson">Psyche Williams-Forson</a> </h3> <p> Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies </p> <p> College of Arts and Humanities </p> </umd-expert-profile> <umd-expert-profile> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/marccus-hendricks"> <img src=" https://umd-rightnow.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/contacts/Hendricks_Marccus_cropped-Maggie-T-Haslam-2.jpg?w=800&h=800&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1622063012&s=b213945c970163dd5ffd73ce67a68f20 " alt="Marccus Hendricks" aria-hidden="true" /> </a> <h3 class="small-san-serif"> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/experts/marccus-hendricks">Marccus Hendricks</a> </h3> <p> Assistant Professor; Director at SIRJ Lab; Affiliated Research Faculty, Clark School of Engineering's Center for Disaster Resilience, NCSG and EFC </p> <p> School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation </p> </umd-expert-profile> </div> </div> <div class="releases"> <h2 class="large-san-serif"> Social Justice News Releases </h2> <grid-columns data-column="2"> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2023-10-11T00:00:00-04:00"> Oct 11, 2023 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/umd-gun-violence-expert-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-medicine">UMD gun violence expert elected to the National Academy of Medicine</a> </h3> <p> Joseph Richardson Jr. Becomes Record 69th UMD Faculty Member in National Academies </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2022-07-15T00:00:00-04:00"> Jul 15, 2022 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/university-of-maryland-joins-dc-area-universities-to-address-gun-violence">University of Maryland Joins DC-area Universities to Address Gun Violence</a> </h3> <p> The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area launches bold initiative to advance research-based plans for action </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2022-07-12T00:00:00-04:00"> Jul 12, 2022 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/umd-study-finds-wave-of-activism-after-george-floyds-murder-drew-from-multiple-issues-identities">UMD Study Finds Wave of Activism After George Floyd's Murder Drew from Multiple Issues, Identities</a> </h3> <p> Analysis shows how intersectionality connects motivations of participants in some of the most racially diverse protests to date </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2021-11-08T12:07:00-05:00"> Nov 08, 2021 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/advancing-climate-smart-infrastructure-construction">Advancing Climate-Smart Infrastructure and Building Construction</a> </h3> <p> </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2021-04-28T16:25:00-04:00"> Apr 28, 2021 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/arts-for-all">UMD's Arts for All initiative Partners the Arts with the Sciences, Technology and 0ther Disciplines</a> </h3> <p> 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... </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2021-04-27T13:44:00-04:00"> Apr 27, 2021 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/university-to-honor-billy-jones-and-darryl-hill-two-athletic-and-social-justice-trailblazers">University to Honor Billy Jones and Darryl Hill, Two Athletic and Social Justice Trailblazers</a> </h3> <p> Jones-Hill House to serve as home of Maryland Football </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2020-10-01T14:29:00-04:00"> Oct 01, 2020 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/bowie-state-university-university-maryland-launch-social-justice-alliance-honor-1st-lt-richard">Bowie State University, University of Maryland Launch Social Justice Alliance in Honor of 1st Lt. Richard Collins III</a> </h3> <p> 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. </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2020-09-30T14:24:00-04:00"> Sep 30, 2020 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/umd-bsu-announce-social-justice-alliance-name-1st-lt-richard-collins-iii">UMD, BSU to Announce Social Justice Alliance in the name of 1st Lt. Richard Collins III</a> </h3> <p> Joint initiative launched as the 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III law goes into effect </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2020-09-22T14:01:00-04:00"> Sep 22, 2020 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/university-maryland-launches-presidential-grand-challenges-course-todays-most-pressing-issues">The University of Maryland Launches a Presidential Grand Challenges Course on Today’s Most Pressing Issues</a> </h3> <p> 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 </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2019-12-05T15:44:00-05:00"> Dec 05, 2019 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/umd-researchers-receive-1m-spencer-award-investigate-disparities-resources-children-and-long-term">UMD Researchers Receive $1M Spencer Award to Investigate Disparities in Resources for Children and Long-term Achievement Gaps</a> </h3> <p> </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2018-09-19T16:00:00-04:00"> Sep 19, 2018 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/university-maryland-expands-hate-bias-response-program">University of Maryland Expands Hate-Bias Response Program</a> </h3> <p> </p> </div> </umd-news-release> <umd-news-release class=""> <div> <time datetime="2018-04-16T20:31:00-04:00"> Apr 16, 2018 </time> <h3> <a href="https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/reverend-jesse-jackson-and-peter-neufeld-headline-social-justice-celebration-university-maryland">Reverend Jesse Jackson and Peter Neufeld to Headline Social Justice Celebration at University of Maryland</a> </h3> <p> The University of Maryland will host its 2nd annual Social Justice Day with special guests and events. </p> </div> </umd-news-release> </grid-columns> </div> <div class="news"> <h2 class="large-san-serif"> Social Justice in the News </h2> <umd-in-the-news> <div> <p> CNN </p> <time datetime="2021-06-02T00:00:00-04:00"> Jun 02, 2021 </time> </div> <h3> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/health/covid-19-vaccine-barbershops-initiative-wellness-bn/index.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> <span >Health officials turn to Black-owned barber shops and hair salons as possible Covid-19 vaccination sites</span> </a> </h3> </umd-in-the-news> <umd-in-the-news> <div> <p> CBS News </p> <time 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