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Pedagogy Pop Up -- the Latest Issue of TextShop Experiments

founded and edited by two LLC Alumni

LLC Alumni, Kevin Wisniewski '18 and Felix Burgos '18, began the open access online journal, TextShop Experiments, while still doctoral students. They have now published their 8th issue, organized...

Posted: August 27, 2020, 12:45 PM

$1,000 Scholarship Opportunity for INDS Majors

Zainab Damji Scholarship is now accepting applications!

The Zainab Damji Scholarship is a scholarship for an undergraduate student of INDS who has advanced beyond freshman year, has above a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, wishes to pursue a career in some form of...

Posted: August 27, 2020, 12:34 PM

Graders Needed

GRADERS NEEDED Graders are needed for all three sections of Classical Mythology (ANCS 210) this semester. If you passed the class with an A, contract Prof. Phin (210-01)...

Posted: August 25, 2020, 2:04 PM

The 2020 Hill-Robinson McNair Lecture by Dr. Jasmine Lee

September 17th at 5pm online

The UMBC McNair Scholars Program will present the 2nd Annual Hill-Robinson McNair Lecture on September 17th at 5:00 p.m. online. This year's lecturer and McNair alumna is Dr. Jasmine Lee,...

Posted: August 21, 2020, 10:48 AM

Prof. Ali publishes article on citizen oversight of police

Read now in Public Performance & Management Review

Public Policy Professor Mir Usman Ali has published a new research article about the impact of citizen oversight on the violent crime rate and line-of-duty homicides of police officers.  The...

Posted: August 19, 2020, 3:59 PM

Fall 2020 Research Writing Support Groups

Weekly 10 - 11:00 am on WebEx (day TBD)

The Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Center for Social Science Scholarship,and the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts, invite CAHSS faculty and advanced graduate...

Posted: August 18, 2020, 6:29 PM

Jaclyn H. Stone Successfully Defends her Dissertation

On August 10, 2020 Jacki Stone of LLC Cohort 18 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Her virtual defense went very smoothly and she gave an...

Posted: August 12, 2020, 2:35 PM

Race Stories Reflection with The Association of Black Artist

Justin Okpara: "A Sense of ‘Erase and Replace’”

This final week, in our discussion with the Association of Black Artists on Maurice Berger’s Race Stories, ABA Secretary and visual artist, Justin Okpara, has reflected on “On the Streets of...

Posted: August 12, 2020, 12:18 PM

Week 8: Reflecting on Maurice Berger's Race Stories

“On the Streets of Harlem, a Sense of Erase and Replace”

We’re concluding our eight week retrospect on Maurice Berger’s Race Stories by revisiting "On the Streets of Harlem, a Sense of Erase and Replace.” This article features large-scale color...

Posted: August 10, 2020, 10:10 AM