News

Funding Opportunities

for Social Science Faculty & Graduate Students

Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist...

Posted: July 16, 2019, 1:54 PM

Congratulations to Dr. Shomali and Dr. Berman!

Dr. Mejdulene B. Shomali, assistant professor in Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies, received a Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship! During her year-long fellowship, Dr. Shomali will be...

Posted: July 16, 2019, 8:27 AM

Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments! Shawn Bediako, psychology, comments on community tradition of reserving parade spaces with lawn...

Posted: July 15, 2019, 2:07 PM

Undergraduate Research Awards in the Social Sciences

Congratulations to the 2019 Center for Social Science Scholarship Undergraduate Research Awardees! Mickayla Bacorn, “Comparing English as a Second Language (ESL) Education and the Importance...

Posted: July 10, 2019, 11:21 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

News: Retirements and Hirings

Sally Helms retiring after 27 years as Grad. Program Coord.

Good afternoon public policy friends! After 27 years of service at UMBC and the School of Public Policy, our incredible Graduate Program Coordinator Sally Helms is retiring at the end of July....

Posted: July 1, 2019, 4:06 PM

Prof. George La Noue publishes new book: Silenced Stages

On academic freedom and campus policy debates

Public Policy Professor Emeritus George La Noue recently released his newest book, "Silenced Stages: The Loss of Academic Freedom and Campus Policy Debates."  Synopsis: Recently, many...

Posted: July 1, 2019, 3:25 PM