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Congratulations 2020 Asian Studies Award Winners!

Congratulations to the following students receiving the 2020 Asian Studies Program student achievement awards. Constantine Vaporis Award for Academic Excellence in Asian Studies:   Alyssa...

Posted: May 12, 2020, 2:27 PM

FAQ on Pass/Fail Options for Spring 2020

As we reach the end of classes, the Academic Success Center has prepared a FAQ to help answer any questions you might have about the process of requesting the change from a letter grade to P/F....

Posted: May 12, 2020, 1:32 PM

Need an elective? Consider History of Queer Cinema

Take GWST392, TTh 10:00am-11:15am

If you're interested in understanding what makes cinema queer--as opposed to lesbian and/or gay--then sign up for History of Queer Cinema in Fall 2020! Together as a class we will chart one...

Posted: May 12, 2020, 1:06 PM

Apply now to participate in a Faculty Learning Community

Applications for 2020-21 FLCs are due Friday, May 29

No matter how long you’ve taught, there is always something you can learn from your colleagues. And if you generally prepare and teach your classes in isolation, you may wish you had more...

Posted: May 11, 2020, 4:09 PM

Earl Brooks Awarded Dresher Center Summer Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Earl Brooks for receiving a Dresher Center Summer Fellowship for 2020! Brooks will use the fellowship to work on his book project, Black Sonorities: Rhetoric and Black...

Posted: May 11, 2020, 1:43 PM

New Political Science Course Added!

POLI 352- Administrative Law

Hey Political Science Students, I wanted to let you all know that the department just added a new course for the Fall of 2020 semester. The course is titled POLI 352- Administrative Law. The...

Posted: May 8, 2020, 2:07 PM

Announcing three 2020 Summer Faculty Fellows

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the 2020 Center for Social Science Scholarship Summer Fellows!   Keisha McIntosh Allen Assistant Professor, Department of Education “The Souls of Black Teachers: Theorizing...

Posted: May 8, 2020, 12:01 PM

Find out about Teaching English in the US or Abroad

May 12th from 3 to 4 pm On-line Session

On May 12th, the UMBC Department of Education will have an online information session for anyone interested in the ESOL post-baccalaureate certificate (and English teaching abroad and in the US...

Posted: May 8, 2020, 11:40 AM

Prof. Emeritus La Noue's new op-ed in Inside Higher Ed

Discusses campus & culture challenges Univs. face in COVID19

Public Policy Professor Emeritus George La Noue has written an opinion piece for Inside Higher Ed about re-purposing facilities and other changes to campus culture universities are facing in light...

Posted: May 8, 2020, 10:36 AM

Celebrating Spring 2020 Graduates and Award Winners!

Join us online on May 20 to say congratulations

With the semester coming to a close, we still have a lot to do!   We need to send off and congratulate our Spring 2020 graduates in Asian Studies.   We'd also like to honor the winners of...

Posted: May 8, 2020, 7:02 AM