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The FDC is here to support you this summer!

Consultations, services, resources & eBooks!

Dear Colleagues, As you refine summer classes and prepare for fall classes, whether online, hybrid, or face-to-face, please remember that the Faculty Development Center staff are...

Posted: June 15, 2021, 10:44 AM

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Hanover Research Grants Webinar Series

Thursday, June 24th @noon

Talking to Program Officers: How, Why, and Yes, You Should Do It   Thursday, June 24th 12-12:45 pm ET / 9-9:45 am PT REGISTER NOW Engaging effectively with a program officer can...

Posted: June 11, 2021, 8:53 AM

Social Problems in American Society - SOCY 201

Online Summer II - SS Credit - Register Now!

SOCY 201: Social Problems in American Society This self-paced online course provides students with a sociological perspective to understand a variety of social problems including racial...

Posted: June 10, 2021, 12:12 PM

Prof. Tormos-Aponte wins NCAR grant

Focus on weather disaster-related social vulnerability

Public Policy Professor Fernando Tormos-Aponte has won an NSF-sponsored award through the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).   Through the grant, Dr. Tormos-Aponte will examine...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 4:36 PM

Summer Campaign Job Opportunities

The Fund for the Public Interest

Want to spend your summer building skills that will help launch your career, working on urgent issues you care about like stopping plastic pollution and reducing bee-killing pesticides and while...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 12:22 PM

Thread Volunteering Opportunity

What’s Thread? Mission: Thread harnesses the power of relationships to create a new social fabric of diverse individuals deeply engaged with young people facing the most significant...

Posted: June 8, 2021, 9:56 AM

Update: Graduate Research Assistant Position CLOSED

Transforming UG Mathematics Teacher Preparation using PrimeD

Position is now closed. Please keep an eye out for any future postings. A project funded through the National Science Foundation, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program Drs. Michele...

Posted: June 7, 2021, 1:14 PM

OPC Alert-Utilities, Eviction Prevention Info, Student Loans

GSA repost

Original post can be found here:  https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa/posts/102101 Utility Moratorium: The Public Service Commission has ordered a hold on all gas/electric service terminations...

Posted: June 7, 2021, 12:57 PM

ASIA 300: Music, Identity, and the Two Koreas

New Course for Fall 2021

Still thinking about your fall schedule?  We have a unique opportunity this fall, as we have a guest professor coming in to teach an ASIA 300 course titled, "Music, Identity, and the Two Koreas." ...

Posted: June 4, 2021, 9:21 AM