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title: UMD Celebrates Naming of Thurgood Marshall Hall
date: 2023-02-28T16:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# UMD Celebrates Naming of Thurgood Marshall Hall

*February 28, 2023* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> School of Public Policy Building Now Honors Late Civil Rights Lawyer and Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice

*Thurgood Marshall Naming Event 02282023 SC 2377 1920x1080 — Thurgood Marshall, Jr. (center) accepts a framed pair of photos of his father and the newly named Thurgood Marshall Hall from UMD President Darryll J. Pines (left), student speaker Shivani Sidh ’25 (also shown below), University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay A. Perman, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice, and School of Public Policy Dean Robert Orr.*

The University of Maryland celebrated today the [naming of Thurgood Marshall Hall](https://umdrightnow.umd.edu/university-of-maryland-names-school-of-public-policy-building-in-honor-of-former-u-s-supreme-court-justice-thurgood-marshall), home of its School of Public Policy, with an event that brought together faculty, staff, students and alums, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the son of Thurgood Marshall, Thurgood Marshall, Jr.

This state-of-the-art facility now bears the name of the late civil rights lawyer and former U.S. Supreme Court justice, honoring his role in breaking down barriers for Black and African American students, including the desegregation of the University of Maryland.

*“*Today marks another historic step in our efforts at the University of Maryland to create a multicultural, inclusive community that gives everyone a chance to succeed,” said UMD President Darryll J. Pines. “On behalf of our community and in honor of Thurgood Marshall’s trailblazing legacy, we now have a building named in honor of one of our greatest Marylanders.”


*exterior of Thurgood Marshall Hall*


*Shivani Sidh ‘25 speaks at Thurgood Marshall Hall naming event*



**Sidebar note:**

This is one of a series of Maryland Today features during Black History Month celebrating Terp faculty, staff, students and alums.





**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Black History Month](https://today.umd.edu/topic/black-history-month), [Multicultural Community](https://today.umd.edu/topic/multicultural-community)


**Units:** [School of Public Policy](https://today.umd.edu/topic/school-public-policy)