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LLC Alumni Highlights: Dr. Isabel Moreno-Lopez

Promoted to Full Professor of Spanish - Goucher College

The Language, Literacy & Culture PhD Program is pleased to announce that Dr. Isabel Moreno-Lopez was promoted to Full Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Goucher College. Dr....

Posted: September 17, 2015, 4:29 PM

Job Opport. Tenure track positions in Applied Linguistics

Northern Arizona Universtity

Northern Arizona University has recently approved to open rank-tenure-track positions in applied linguistics. The English department is looking for scholars with expertise in the following areas:...

Posted: September 17, 2015, 10:35 AM

TOEFL Grants for Doctoral Research in SL or FL Assessment

Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment Applications for the TOEFL Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment will be...

Posted: September 17, 2015, 10:24 AM

Anne Brodsky Examines What Enables Women to Endure Adversity

Ranging from Baltimore to Afghanistan

When Anne E. Brodsky won a national award in February 2014 for contributions to the field of community psychology, it came as no surprise to her students and colleagues at UMBC. Brodsky is a...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 3:56 PM

Welcome Reception Sept. 17, 2015, Fine Arts bldg rm 559 4:pm

Department of Africana Studies

Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, and Friends of the Department of Africana Studies, To celebrate the beginning of another exciting year in AFST at UMBC, I invite you to attend the 2015 Welcome...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 1:55 PM

Kimberly Moffitt, AMST, Discusses #BlackLivesMatter on ABC2

Explains the growth of the movement compared to Civil Rights

As #BlackLivesMatter continues to grow on social media, ABC 2 TV in Baltimore recently hosted Kimberly Moffitt for a discussion to explain how the movement has spread and how it is different from...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 12:14 PM

John Rennie Short, PUBL, Writes in the Conversation

Explains the impact of wealth on immigration policy

In a new column in The Conversation, School of Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short revealed how immigrants can be treated differently based on wealth. Short wrote about how Canada’s...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 12:11 PM

Erica Rebollar, Visiting Artist, to receive award

Congratulations to Erica Rebollar

Erica Rebollar, Visiting Artist for Fall 2015, has been selected by a panel of esteemed judges to receive the prestigious Pola Nirenska Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Dance."  She will...

Posted: September 11, 2015, 5:27 PM

An Invitation to Meet the Baltimore Algebra Project

Thursday, Sept. 17. 5:30-7:00 pm. Sherman 148C

The Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication and the Interculturalists GSO invite you to hear and interact with members of the Baltimore Algebra Project on...

Posted: September 11, 2015, 3:42 PM

Critical Questions in Education Conference

Registration for the 11th Annual conference is open

The Academy for Educational Studies will have its 11th Critical Questions in Education Conference in Baltimore on November 2-4 at the Hyatt Inner Harbor Hotel. The conference themes for this...

Posted: September 11, 2015, 3:34 PM