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Congratulations to Heather Mortimer!

Congratulations to Heather for receiving a URA grant! With this grant, Heather will be installing two exhibits in the library rotunda with the guidance of her mentor, Sandra Abbott. According to...

Posted: April 25, 2017, 10:06 AM

Sylvia Trent-Adams appointed Acting Surgeon General

Public Policy PhD alum - Alumni of the Year for 2017

Named UMBC Outstanding Alumni of the Year for 2017. On April 21, 2017, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD 2006, UMBC, was appointed as Acting Surgeon General.  In this capacity, she serves as the...

Posted: April 24, 2017, 3:59 PM

The Music of the Supremes During the Vietnam War

Podcast #4 from Dr. Johnson's Music and Wartime Class

Podcast by Jonathan Cogdell This podcast discusses the role of African-Americans in the Vietnam War and connects the unpopularity of the war itself with war-related, yet still somewhat...

Posted: April 22, 2017, 5:40 PM

Register now for SOCY 698 – Health and Human Rights!

Grad students: Special Topic 6-week summer course!

SOCY 698 – Health and Human Rights   Special Topic course Instructor - Ilsa Lottes Summer Session 2 Meets:  Mondays 6:00 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. Dates:  07/10/2017 - 08/18/2017...

Posted: April 21, 2017, 4:53 PM

Register now for SOCY 204: Diversity & Pluralism!

Summer Session 2 -- this is a culture course!

SOCY 204 – Diversity and Pluralism An analysis of race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexual orientation in society. The goal of the course is to have students understand the sociocultural nature...

Posted: April 21, 2017, 3:33 PM

Sedrick Smith: Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun

Sedrick Smith (cohort 18) has recenlty published an Op-Ed titled "Baltimore City College students 'crushed it'" in the Baltimore Sun. In the Op-Ed, Sedrick provides examples of how students in...

Posted: April 21, 2017, 9:38 AM

CFP: Moving from civil rights to human rights

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Oct. 25-28, 2017

The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) invites you to its 2017 Annual Meeting. As peace scholars, educators, and activists, we are challenged to rise up and present a new vision, a new...

Posted: April 20, 2017, 12:29 PM

Event: Day of Action at UMBC - May 1st, 2017

A day of celebration of our immigrant communities

Join us for a day of celebration of our immigrant communities! [We invite members of our community to share readings, spoken words, music, performance, or your own immigrant...

Posted: April 19, 2017, 5:40 PM

Dr. Amy Bhatt Featured in Immigration Documentary

Assistant Professor Dr. Amy Bhatt's research is featured in a new documentary about immigration in the Pacific Northwest, which aired on KCST Seattle. Check it out to learn about the history of...

Posted: April 19, 2017, 11:12 AM