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Bear Me Into Freedom: Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for America's Promise

Bear Me Into Freedom: Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for America's Promise

2026-10-06T09:30:00.000
2026-10-06T10:45:00.000

"Bear Me Into Freedom: Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for America's Promise" will be screened free from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Hoff Theater at Stamp Student Union. The film producer will speak on this immersive, panoramic film.

The Maryland campus circle.

Leveling the Playing Field: Navigating Accommodations at UMD

2026-10-08T12:00:00.000
2026-10-08T12:30:00.000

The Faculty Staff Assistance Program hosts the October Lunch & Learn- Leveling the Playing Field: Navigating Accommodations at UMD presented by Monica Aisenberg of the Accessibility and Disability Service

Gildenhorn Institute event flyer with Prof. Peter Hahn and Dr. Yagil Henkin

The Suez Crisis at 70: History and Contemporary Relevance

2026-10-15T12:30:00.000
2026-10-15T13:30:00.000

Join us for a webinar exploring how the 1956 Suez Crises reshaped the Middle East and global politics, and what its legacy reveals about today's struggles over power, sovereignty, and strategic waterways.

Man plowing a field on a cart with a couple of donkeys.

250 Years of Freedom and Unfreedom: Truth, Liberty, and Justice for All

2026-10-22T00:00:00.000
2026-10-25T00:00:00.000

Join The 1856 Project at the University of Maryland for the 2026 Universities Studying Slavery conference to explore the relationship between the notions of freedom and unfreedom.

McKeldin Mall fountain on a sunny day.

Foundations and Futures Symposium: The Driskell Center and the Black Art Archive

2026-11-05T18:00:00.000
2026-11-05T20:00:00.000

Please join us November 5th-6th for our celebratory symposium Foundations and Futures: The Driskell Center and the Black Art Archives

DST Lecture Details Professor Richard Bell December 7 at 4:00PM

Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture Series: The World Turned Upside Down: A Global History of the American Revolution

2026-12-07T16:00:00.000
2026-12-07T17:00:00.000

Join us for Professor Richard Bell's Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture.