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The Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities is a University of Maryland initiative dedicated to cultivating leadership grounded in humanistic thinking on campus and in the broader community. Launched in 2024, the center draws inspiration from Frederick Douglass’ legacy to show how the humanities help people understand complex social challenges and imagine more just futures. Through learning, listening and engagement across disciplines and communities, the center supports leaders with and without titles who are committed to collective well-being, ethical decision-making and advancing justice at local, national and global levels.