News

Cultivating Genius By Addressing AntiBlackness In Classrooms

An event hosted by the Education Department

Please join the UMBC Education Department on October 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm for our annual Equity and Excellence Lecture. This year, we will be joined by four distinguished educators as they discuss...

Posted: September 29, 2020, 9:17 AM

Prof. Short & Martínez's new article in Scienze Regionali

Surveys life satisfaction in Cali, Colombia

Prof. John Rennie Short and alumna Lina Martínez have published a new article "Life Satisfaction in the City."  The article was published in the journal Scienze Regionali, and explores life...

Posted: September 28, 2020, 3:53 PM

Help promote the Asian Studies Program!

Looking for short video introductions from students

Want to help recruit new students to Asian Studies at UMBC?  We're currently starting the fall recruitment season -- sending information out to prospective freshman, transfer students, and current...

Posted: September 28, 2020, 11:23 AM

Fall 2020 Econ/Public Policy Seminar Series

Begins September 30th @noon via Webex

This Wednesday, September 30th, join us for the first talk in the Fall 2020 Econ/Public Policy Seminar Series: “Dying to Work: Effects of Unemployment Insurance on Health” with Analisa Packham...

Posted: September 28, 2020, 9:38 AM

OHA 2020 Local Workshops

Two virtual oral history workshops 10/4 & 10/17

OHA 2020 Local Workshops The Oral History Association (OHA), a national professional organization that supports best practices in oral history, is offering two virtual oral...

Posted: September 28, 2020, 9:13 AM

10/30, 10am: Anti-Racism & Action-Our Roles Now(4th Session)

Topic: Political Participation, Voting Bias, and Democracy

Anti-Racism and Action: Our Roles Now Fourth Drop-In Session:  Political Participation, Voting Bias, and Democracy The Dresher Center for the Humanities, Center for Social Science...

Posted: September 25, 2020, 12:52 PM

The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Post Graduation Opportunity

Hey Political Science Students, If you plan on graduating within the upcoming academic year, I want to make you aware of the Scoville Fellowship and application process. Please also be sure to...

Posted: September 24, 2020, 2:25 PM

Dr. Hawn & Dr. Omland work with HCC students

Orioles and orb weavers

It’s a mere hour after sunrise, and Wajhee Zaidi, a student at Howard Community College (HCC), is out in his neighborhood, looking for birds, insects, and whatever other critters he can spot....

Posted: September 23, 2020, 1:33 PM

Critical Language Scholarships available for next summer

Applications are due November 17

Scholarships are available for summer study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Hindi through the Critical Language Scholarship Program. Many Asian languages qualify for the program. You do not...

Posted: September 23, 2020, 11:01 AM