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Asian Studies Advising

Clarification!

Hi All, It's great to see so many people have already signed up! Just a small point of clarification: *Junior and Senior MAJORS must sign up with Dr. Oakes. *All others (Sophomore...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 10:43 AM

The Literacy Lab - job opportunities for SP18 graduates

Full-time Positions available for the 2018-19 AY

OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LITERACY LAB!   The Challenge Over 6.5 million US children from birth to 3rd grade are on track for reading failure. The Literacy Lab seeks to close the resource gap for...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 10:39 AM

Professional Item Writing Opportunity

Center for Applied Linguistics

The Center for Applied Linguistics is recruiting experienced Item Writers to develop content for a large-scale K-12 English language proficiency test. Item Writers will write original passages and...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 8:23 AM

Asian Studies Advising for Spring 2018 - Please sign up asap

using the link below

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zw6MDIS7mqdbkJyb9qIxs8FSfqeh5WUgL5B9yjs-RW0/edit#gid=0 Please contact Julie Rosenthal, julier@umbc.edu, if you are having an issue opening the advising...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 3:15 PM

Spring 2018 Advising!

Appointments start 10/23, so sign up early!

Hi Everyone, I know you are all anxious to sign up for your spring classes, so I am happy to announce that we are going to send out the link for sign-ups today!  We are starting appointments on...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 2:54 PM

Chris Haffer, PhD '93 joins Senior Executive Service

Chris Haffer to move to EEOC as Chief Data Officer

Chris Haffer, PhD '93 (Public Policy) After 25 years with CMS, Dr. Haffer will be moving in November 2017 into the Senior Executive Service and to become the first Chief Data Officer and Director...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 12:02 PM

The Literacy Lab: Receiving Applications 2018-19 school year

Full-time tutors

OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LITERACY LAB!   The Challenge Over 6.5 million US children from birth to 3rd grade are on track for reading failure. The Literacy Lab seeks to close the resource gap for...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 11:45 AM

Faculty offer context and analysis on major policy issues

As fall semester has kicked into high gear, UMBC professors have connected not just with students in the classroom, but also with the broader public through research-based reflections on current...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 11:04 AM

Christy Ford Chapin begins Library of Congress Fellowship

When Christy Ford Chapin, associate professor of history, began teaching at UMBC in 2012, she started by connecting curious students with the history of the American health care system. Her first...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 11:02 AM

2017 Alumni Awards celebrate impressive contributions

The UMBC community gathered for the 2017 UMBC Alumni Awards on October 5 in the Linehan Concert Hall to celebrate individuals who have made impressive contributions to society through their work....

Posted: October 17, 2017, 10:47 AM