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Adjusting Your Crown: The History of Black Hair & CROWN Act

12/7, 7-8:30pm w/ LLC's Tunisia Lumpkin and Dr. Latasha Eley

The CROWN Coalition established the CROWN Act in 2019. This is a movement to eliminate discrimination of race-based hairstyles. Have you ever felt the need to change your natural hair texture to...

Posted: December 1, 2020, 2:45 PM

Virtual Capstone Presentations

December 2020 Grads Present on 12/4

All are welcome to join us on Friday, December 4 at 9:30 a.m. for our capstone presentations! Please email Carrie Sauter, csauter@umbc.edu, to receive the Webex link for the event....

Posted: December 1, 2020, 12:32 PM

Winter Term: POLI 390- American Foreign Policy

Wondering how American foreign relations are about to change when Joe Biden is sworn into office?  Take a look at the shift as it is unfolding this winter term. Dr. Brigid Starkey is teaching POLI...

Posted: November 30, 2020, 10:29 AM

Food Access and Land Sovereignty In The DMV

Join us for a panel featuring Chris Newman (Choptico Band of Piscataway Indians) of Sylvanaqua Farms and Brother Eric Jackson of Black Yield Institute. Moderated by Jamyla Krempel of WYPR. The...

Posted: November 25, 2020, 2:36 PM

Public Lecture by Rosy Simas

The Department of American Studies presents a public lecture by Rosy Simas, who is Haudenosaunee, Seneca, Heron clan. Culture, history, and identity stored in her body are the underpinning of all...

Posted: November 25, 2020, 2:31 PM

Public Lecture by Christopher K. Morgan,

The Department of American Studies presents a public lecture by Christopher K. Morgan, who will share insights on the resilience of the arts field in challenging times, and his experiences making...

Posted: November 25, 2020, 2:28 PM

UMBC TESOL Alumnus's Journey to Becoming a Professor

December 3rd at 7:00 pm

Professor George Bunch of the University of California, Santa Cruz, shares his journey to becoming a professor in the education department after receiving a Masters in TESOL from UMBC....

Posted: November 25, 2020, 1:17 PM

Katie Blake Raises Awareness for Diabetes Through New Work

UMBC Music's Katie Blake (Composition '21) wrote a piece titled Low Glucose Vibes for T1International’s 2020 theme for National Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day 2020. Congrats to...

Posted: November 25, 2020, 9:30 AM