News

Dawn Shafer Successfully Presents

her Dissertation Proposal

The Language, Literacy & Culture Program is pleased to announce that Dawn Shafer, of LLC Cohort 19, successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal to her full...

Posted: August 16, 2019, 12:59 PM

Watch/Listen now - Prof. La Noue featured at book event

Discusses new book on academic freedom and policy debate

On July 30, the Bipartisan Policy Center in DC hosted Professor Emeritus George R. La Noue for a discussion of his new book Silenced Stages: The Loss of Academic Freedom and Campus Policy Debates....

Posted: August 2, 2019, 3:40 PM

Great News Abounds in LLC!

The year of 2019 -- a Season of Accolades for our Program

In May, our esteemed program manager, Liz Steenrod, received the UMBC Presidential Distinguished Staff Award. Her nomination letter written by Drs. Bickel and Moffitt acknowledged, “Ms. Steenrod...

Posted: August 2, 2019, 3:11 PM

Nicole King's Opinion Article about Baltimore

appears in Newsweek.com

Dr. Nicole King, Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies and an affiliate faculty member of LLC, has written an Opinion article which was published today in Newsweek.com. It is...

Posted: August 1, 2019, 2:04 PM

Dr. Janice Macaulay releases new recording

Dr. Janice Macaulay released a new recording of her work Three Pieces for String Quartet, on a compilation album on the Navona label called Quadrants, Vol. 3, by the Altius String Quartet!  ...

Posted: July 30, 2019, 11:18 AM

Public Policy PhD student awarded APPAM fellowship

Jeevan Lohani rec. 2019 Equity & Inclusion Fellowship

Public Policy doctoral student Jeevan Lohani has been named an Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) 2019 Equity & Inclusion Fellowship Winner! The Fellowship...

Posted: July 26, 2019, 3:59 PM

Book launch/discussion for Prof. La Noue's Silenced Stages

Join the conversation at Bipartisan Policy Center, July 30

Public Policy Professor Emeritus George La Noue recently published a new book, Silenced Stages, about academic freedom and the impacts of limiting campus discourse for policy debates.  Join...

Posted: July 24, 2019, 11:46 AM

Pick up your Summer Reading at the FDC Library!

Search our online catalog or stop by and browse the shelves.

Would you like to learn from the latest books on teaching and learning? Search our online catalog or stop by and browse the shelves (in Engineering 101) to see what titles we have available!...

Posted: July 9, 2019, 11:05 AM

Sad news for our community

The passing of Kwame Ansah-Brew

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, It is with the deepest sadness that I share with you the passing of Kwame Ansah-Brew, master percussionist and adjunct professor of Africana studies, on June...

Posted: July 8, 2019, 3:23 PM

Brian J. Wesol Estate Gift to Department of Music

The estate of Brian J. Wesol has graciously donated to the UMBC Department of Music a gift of Indonesian instruments, puppets, and decorative arts. Brian Wesol, an attorney who practiced law in...

Posted: July 8, 2019, 1:24 PM