On Feb. 3, 2026, leaders from Maryland government and service organizations called for greater measures to combat human trafficking in conjunction with National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Speakers included trafficking survivor Stacy Jewell, Maryland Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, Maryland Secretary of Labor Portia Wu, and Amb. Susan Esserman, Founder and COO of the University of Maryland SAFE Center.

On Jan. 30, 2026 the Maryland Cash Campaign's annual kickoff event was hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore at UMB's Community Engagement Center. Maryland residents receive assistance preparing taxes and help ensuring they pay the lowest taxes or get the greatest refund they deserve. Speakers included UMB President Bruce Jarrell, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume and Johnny Olszewski,

Shantay McKinley, MS, BA, director of the University of Maryland School of Social Work Positive Schools Center shares that the center has more work to do as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026.

Rashida S. Ford, principal at Booker T. Washington Middle School shares the impact that the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) Positive Schools Center has had on her students, teachers and community.The UMSSW Positive Schools Center celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026.

Wendy Shaia, MSW, EdD, executive director of the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) Center for Restorative Change, talks about the creation of the UMSSW Positive Schools Center.The UMSSW Positive Schools Center celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026.

Tracey Durant, an advisory board member for the University of Maryland School of Social Work Positive Schools Center, shares what the PSC's work means to the community.The UMSSW Positive Schools Center celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026.

Erik Bandzak, director of school culture and climate for Baltimore City Public Schools, shares about the impact of BCPS' partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work Positive Schools Center.The UMSSW Positive Schools Center celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026.

Felicia Moore and Shayne Couch-Murray, community school coordinators with the University of Maryland School of Social Work Positive Schools Center, talk about what their work means to them.The University of Maryland School of Social Work Positive Schools Center celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Birthday and Black History Month Celebration featured a keynote speech by Chris T. Pernell, MD, MPH, FACPM, a visionary physician leader and champion for health equity whose message is titled “The Clarion Call for Health Justice: No Retreat, No Surrender.”

Join the University of Maryland, Baltimore community for this live event, our Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month Celebration. On Feb. 5, 2026, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. keynote speaker Chris T. Pernell, MD, MPH, FACPM, Director of the NAACP Center for Health Equity; Fellow and Regent-at-Large, American College of Preventive Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; and Founder and CEO, The Esther Group will deliver her address, "The Clarion Call for Health Justice: No Retreat, No Surrender."