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class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium"> <p>Diversity is embedded in all we do in the College of Arts and Humanities. </p> </div> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> </div>  </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--html paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium">     <p class="lead-in">ARHU is TerrapinSTRONG!</p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice—these fundamental values are embedded in all we do in the College of Arts and Humanities. The university as a whole stands as a model for diversity through its student population and programming; ARHU leads the university in the percentage of underrepresented minorities among faculty, students and staff. To be fully in ARHU is to boldly recognize the value and centrality of diversity and inclusion in all that we do; to adopt a deeply multicultural, multinational approach to research and teaching; and to commit ourselves to educating students who are worldwise and worldready. Join us—ARHU is TerrapinSTRONG!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section--padded-small"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--html paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-medium">     <p class="lead-in">Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The College of Arts and Humanities</p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) at the University of Maryland (UMD) has long been a leader in providing a rigorous course of study that incorporates a deep examination of issues of race, equity and social justice. The college participates in TerrapinSTRONG, the university’s initiative to create an inclusive environment, and has a number of initiatives supporting diversity, equity and inclusion at UMD </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Under former Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill’s leadership, the college made a number of key advances toward strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion. A collegewide </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/about/committees-and-councils"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Campaign on Race, Equity and Justice</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, launched in 2020, has sought to increase knowledge of systemic racism and the issues related to anti-racist practice, transform curriculum and scholarship to center the experiences of historically underrepresented communities, reduce incidents of individual and systemic racism and discrimination and more. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A 21-person </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/about/committees-and-councils"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Committee on Race, Equity and Justice</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, made up of faculty, staff and graduate students, serves to advise the dean on goals related to the eradication and dismantling of structural racism and on strategies for ensuring equity and social justice throughout the college, campus and community.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Professor of English GerShun Avilez is the </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://arhu.umd.edu/news/gershun-avilez-appointed-associate-dean-diversity-equity-and-inclusion#:~:text=Dean%20Bonnie%20Thornton%20Dill%20has,and%20inclusion%20goals%20and%20practices."><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at ARHU</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. In this role, Avilez leads the college in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion goals and practices.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--featured-news section--ks-news section--padded-small parallax-slow"> <div class="wrapper--ks"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse" >  <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--10-medium section--padded-small"> <h2 class="header__h2 header--no-margin-bottom title-with-link"><span>Featured Diversity News </span> </h2>  <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="carrousel carrousel--run"> <div class="carrousel__single"> <div class="carrousel__content"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--no-gutters "><div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--4-medium"> <a href="/news/annual-college-forum-confronting-our-past-university-marylands-1856-project" class="news"> <div class="news--feed__img" style="background: 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