The following post are reflections from rising-sophomore Nitya Kumaran who represented UMBC at this year’s National Conference for College Women Leaders (NCCWSL). When Nitya found herself in my...
On May 27th-30th, I went to University of Maryland, College Park for the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) to present the semester long Campus Action Project (CAP)...
Meet Isabel – the founder of the UMBC Reach Initiative. This is a guest post written by UMBC rising junior, Isabel Geisler, who is leading the charge for a new initiative on campus called The...
We are proud to announce that the annual Critical Social Justice week will be moving to fall semester. We’ll see you Monday October 19th through Friday October 23rd, 2015! Save the date!
Today I’d like to talk about “Devil’s Advocates.” This is the person who is often situated in a place of both privilege and ignorance, but simultaneously has the confidence to suggest...
A portrait series from Women’s Center student staff member Yoo-Jin Kang. These photos were originally presented at the showcase event for the Telling Our Stories project. Crystal Ogar...
A reflection written by Women’s Center staff member, Yoo-Jin Content notice: This post contains information about a sexual assault. This past week has been both emotionally charged and...
Originally posted on Critical Social Justice: “How are you doing?” It’s a simple enough question, but one that has a stronger implicit meaning this week. Many keep asking me “How are you...
As part of our 2015 Take Back The Night post-event, the Women’s Center hosted a “Dear Survivor,” letter writing activity. Inspired by the Dear Survivor Project and the book, Dear Sister: Letters...
Thursday, April 16th was UMBC’s 3rd Annual Take Back The Night speak-out and march. We had an amazing turn out and we couldn’t have done it without everyone’s hard work and support! We had...
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