Bahá’í Chair UMD

Watch our new video that gives a quick overview about the work of the @BahaiChair. ➡ bit.ly/2qCI8wM

Join us on April 16 (12:30–2:00 PM) for a hybrid panel: Language & Conflict. Featuring Philip Resnik, Julia Mendelsohn, and Erik Nessen Arlis, moderated by Hoda Mahmoudi. Learn more & register: go.umd.edu/lcpanel #bahaichair #umd #events

The Baha'i Chair is delighted to share this publication, Breaking the "Bro" Codes of War: Women of Color Advancing Peace and Collective Security, from our former Visiting Scholar June Benjamin. You can read it here: tinyurl.com/bahai-brocode

Join us on Wednesday to learn about Professor Owen's new book, Erased: A history of international thought without men. tinyurl.com/bahai-owens

Join us on April 16 (12:30–2:00 PM) for a hybrid panel: Language & Conflict. Featuring Philip Resnik, Julia Mendelsohn, and Erik Nessen Arlis, moderated by Hoda Mahmoudi. Learn more & register: go.umd.edu/lcpanel #bahaichair #umd #events

Join us on March 25, 2026 (2–3:30pm ET) for a virtual lecture with Patricia Owens: Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men. Register at tinyurl.com/bahai-owens #bahaichair #umd #events

Now available: Watch the recording from our March 5 event, “Multiculturalism and Building Peace: Lessons from Five Nations.” tinyurl.com/bahai-march5

Now available: Our March 10 lecture: “Recommending Toxicity: The role of algorithmic recommender functions on YouTube Shorts and TikTok in promoting male supremacist influencers.” tinyurl.com/bahai-youtube

Join us today! Virtual lecture: Recommending Toxicity, exploring how algorithmic recommendation systems on YouTube Shorts and TikTok can amplify male supremacist influencers. Register: tinyurl.com/bahai-gingbaker #bahaichair #umd #event

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women planting seeds of progress everywhere. #InternationalWomensDay

Join us March 10, 2026 (12–1:30 PM ET) for a virtual lecture, Recommending Toxicity, exploring how algorithmic recommendation systems on YouTube Shorts and TikTok can amplify male supremacist influencers. Featuring Debbie Ging and Dr. Catherine Baker. tinyurl.com/bahai-gingbaker

Thankful for all of the speakers and attendees at Multiculturalism and Building Peace at the Library of Congress. L-R: Dr. S. Rob Sobhani, Mr. Sahib Naghiyev, Rev. Johnnie Moore, Prof. Hoda Mahmoudi, Mr. Bartholomew Lumbasi, Dr. Katrina Lantos-Swett, Mr. Socheat Oum

Maryland Giving Day is here! ❤️ Support the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace Endowment Fund and help advance research, dialogue, and action for global peace. Support the work and read more about our impact: tinyurl.com/giving-bahai

Join us this Thursday (March 5, 2026) at the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.) for Multiculturalism and Building Peace Roundtable: Lessons from Five Nations. RSVP to attend at buildingpeace2026.com #bahaichair #umd #events #LibraryofCongress

Honoring the thinkers, builders, and change-makers who shaped our past and continue to expand what’s possible. Pictured: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank, Maya Angelou, Ella Fitzgerald, Amelia Earhart #WomensHistoryMonth

Join us on March 25, 2026 (2–3:30pm ET) for a virtual lecture with Patricia Owens: Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men. Register at tinyurl.com/bahai-owens #bahaichair #umd #events

Join us March 10, 2026 (12–1:30 PM ET) for a virtual lecture, Recommending Toxicity, exploring how algorithmic recommendation systems on YouTube Shorts and TikTok can amplify male supremacist influencers. Featuring Debbie Ging and Dr. Catherine Baker. RSVP tinyurl.com/bahai-gingbaker

Listening, learning, and reflecting this Black History Month. Professor Dorothy Roberts’ research reframes how we think about love, race, and the systems that shape our relationships — reminding us that intimacy can be powerful when it meets truth. Watch: tinyurl.com/feb3event

The Baha'i Chair is delighted to welcome our new research intern Alayna Brandolini. She is a senior at UMD in the dual degree program studying for a BA in Government and Politics and an MA in International Relations. Please join us in welcoming Alayna! #welcome #researchintern

Join us on March 10, 2026 for a virtual lecture: Recommending Toxicity: The role of algorithmic recommender functions on YouTube Shorts and TikTok in promoting male supremacist influencers, featuring Professor Debbie Ging and Dr. Catherine Baker. Register: tinyurl.com/bahai-gingbaker

See you soon! Join us virtually tomorrow, February 3 at 1:30 PM ET for Dorothy Roberts’ talk, “The Mixed Marriage Project: Lessons on Race, Love, and A Future without Racism.” RSVP: tinyurl.com/bahai-roberts