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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Call for Proposals

and optional applicant webinar on July 26th @1pm

P4A Call for Proposals:   Policies to Build and Sustain Economic Security and Wealth for Families and Communities of Color The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is offering an optional webinar...

Posted: July 14, 2022, 11:16 AM

CS3's Retrieving the Social Sciences - Ep 23 live NOW!

Celebrating UMBC's Fantastic Fulbrights!

On today's special episode of Retrieving the Social Sciences, we hear a panel discussion about UMBC's social science Fulbright Scholars. Joining us on the panel is Maryam Elhabashy (UMBC '21), a...

Posted: July 11, 2022, 10:15 AM

Prof. Short publishes new book on national atlases

Published by Anthem Press

Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short has published a new book via Anthem Press. The book The Rise and Fall of the National Atlas in the Twentieth Century explores what individual countries'...

Posted: July 8, 2022, 4:45 PM

Dr. Antione Tomlin Publishes three Chapters

about the Black faculty experience

Dr. Antione Tomlin (LLC PhD 2021) has three new publications: "I'm a Black PhD, and I still have to fight!" in the volume, We're Not OK: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education...

Posted: July 5, 2022, 3:58 PM

Fall 2022 Course Highlight

ANTH 397 - Design and Culture - Register now!

Course Description: In recent years, it has become increasingly common for design practitioners to incorporate anthropological methods into their work, while at the same time anthropologists have...

Posted: July 1, 2022, 3:01 PM

Dr. Natalie Groom performing at ClarinetFest 2022

Whistling Hens, an ensemble comprised of Dr. Natalie Groom, Affiliate Artist of Clarinet at UMBC, and Jennifer Piazza-Pick, Assistant Professor of Voice at Queens University of Charlotte, is...

Posted: June 28, 2022, 5:57 PM

CS3's Retrieving the Social Sciences - Ep 22 live TODAY!

The Social Science of Doulas with Dr. Jennifer C. Nash

On today's episode we hear about the critical work of doulas in providing support for Black mothers, in a rebroadcast of the 2021 Social Sciences Forum Korenman Lecture, presented by the...

Posted: June 27, 2022, 8:26 AM

Asian Studies Summer News

Study Abroad Scholarships, Fall Advising, and more!

It's a gloomy day on campus today, but the summer continues!  Thinking of Study Abroad? Fund for Education Abroad Apps Open Soon! If you're thinking about a study abroad program for the coming...

Posted: June 23, 2022, 11:32 AM

Dr. Ciara Christian named Associate Director of

UMBC's Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Ciara Christian, LLC PhD 2022, on being named the Associate Director of UMBC's Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b).  Dr. Christian...

Posted: June 23, 2022, 10:09 AM