This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

The Division of Institutional Equity joins the Women's Gender and Equity Center and our many campus community members in recognizing and honoring Women's History Month. 

Women's History Month is celebrated each year in March to honor the contributions, leadership, resilience, and achievements of women throughout history and today. The 2026 Women's History Month theme is "Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future", recognizing women who are creating transformative change across education, advocacy, sustainability, community building, and social justice.

This month, the Division of Institutional Equity invites you to engage through our "Read, Watch, Listen, Participate" list to celebrate, connect, and explore.

To request accommodation(s) or inquire about event accessibility, please get in touch with each program office directly. All sessions are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

Events on campus

March 4 | 12 pm - 1 pm | The Commons: 2B23
Trivia Noon X Women's History Month
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/151757

March 9 | 11 am - 12 pm | The Commons: 2B23
Chai Chats with Merin x Women's History Month
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/152051

March 9 | 2 pm - 3 pm | University Center: 207a
International Women's Day Coffee Hour
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ies/events/152068

March 9 | 3:30 pm | The Commons: 2B23
Unidos X Women's History Month
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/152058

March 10 | 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Fine Arts: 459

The Russian Area Presents: International Women's Day

https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/152130

March 10 | 3:30 pm - 5 pm | Hybrid
Women's Suffrage: Life as we Know it Now
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/151980

March 11 | 12 pm - 1 pm | The Commons: 2B23

Donuts & Dialogue x Women's History Month

https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/152137

March 23 | 5 pm - 8 pm | Skylight Room
Stories & Success - Built for the Next Generation of Women Leaders 
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/157082

March 26 | 4:30 pm | The Commons: 2B23
Unidos X Women's History Month
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/152058

Read

This reading list features powerful stories of women that reflect courage, identity, leadership, and transformation:

• Becoming by Michelle Obama

• Mary Beatrice Kenner: The Inventor Who Changed Women's Lives | History Hit

• Dr. Ann Tsukamoto: The woman behind the Isolation

• We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy

Explore

Visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, the world's only major museum dedicated solely to championing women artists.

Watch

This must-watch collection highlights the brilliance, resilience, and lasting contributions of women across science, law, culture, and social change:

• Independent Lens: Writing with Fire 

• He named me Malala

• Hidden Figures

• Little Women

• American Experience: Fly with Me

This week, during Black & Gold Rush March 4–5, we're coming together to fund need-based study abroad scholarships for our Global Studies majors.  Study abroad fosters personal growth, enhances academic learning, and boosts employability. But for many of our students, the cost of study abroad remains a significant barrier; this week you have the power to change that. Donate today to make a global experience accessible to our majors!

-DONATE TO GLOBAL STUDIES- 

How you can help:

• Give: Every bit helps open a door for a student in need.

• Read: Check out our 2026 Newsletter to see the incredible impact our students, faculty, and alumni are making both locally and globally.

• Share: Help us spread the word!

Let's help the next class of global citizens take flight.

 Support Global Studies HERE

The Social Justice Dialogues Cohort Experience (SJDCE) at UMBC invites participants from all perspectives and experiences to engage in meaningful conversations across difference. Rooted in intergroup dialogue theory, SJDCE provides a space to learn and practice the skills, tools, and mindsets necessary for effective communication across diverse identities and lived experiences — with courage, empathy, and openness.

The Social Justice Dialogue Cohort Experiences at UMBC are 8 two-hour dialogue circles that bring together students, faculty, and staff, to engage in sustained, facilitated dialogue across difference. Each cohort meets weekly within one of UMBC's vibrant cultural centers: The Mosaic, The Pride Center, and The Gathering Space.

In a time of growing polarization and deepening social divides, and fear surrounding living authentically, the Social Justice Dialogues Cohort Experience (SJDCE) offers a way forward, not through debate or persuasion, but through connection, listening, and shared learning.

Cohorts will be split between faculty/staff and students (both undergraduate and graduate), allowing participants to forge meaningful relationships with peers similarly passionate about social change, leadership and humanizing pedagogies. 

Students interested in applying for the pilot program can do so here. Additionally, faculty and staff can nominate students by emailing csjdialogue@umbc.edu by March 10.

Faculty and staff can apply here. Applications are due by March 12.

This is a pilot that is a part of a larger research project, meaning cohort sizes are limited and the 2026 sessions will be used to collect data for assessment purposes.

These events are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

On March 24, the UMBC Institute of Politics is hosting the inaugural Up for Science and Politics event, Understanding Data Centers. The event brings together UMBC researchers and Maryland policymakers to discuss the science and policy of data centers — a timely topic in Maryland.

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Time: 8:30 am to 10:00 am
Location: Room 312, University Center 

The event is free and includes a full breakfast. Space is limited but all students and faculty are welcome, and an RSVP is required. More information and the RSVP link can be found here: https://politics.umbc.edu/understanding-data-centers/