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UMBC professors comment on Trump’s first week in office

Following President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, several UMBC faculty weighed in on his first week in office and provided commentary and reaction to a range of domestic and foreign policy...

Posted: January 31, 2017, 11:03 PM

Campus Actions Regarding Temporary Ban

Campus Actions Regarding Temporary Ban

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, On Friday, January 27, President Trump issued an executive order imposing a 90-day ban on citizens of seven countries entering the U.S. These seven...

Posted: January 30, 2017, 12:29 PM

GWST Faculty in the News!

GWST faculty are responding to the new Trump regime. Visiting Lecturer Dr. Katie Kein at Huffington Post, the importance of comedy these days: ...

Posted: January 27, 2017, 12:18 PM

African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities

AADHum Digital Incubator Series (Spring 2017)

The AADHum Initiative is pleased to announce the first sequence, Race, Space, and Place, which explores themes of African American labor, migration, and artistic expression, through a series of...

Posted: January 27, 2017, 11:16 AM

Opportunities for Baltimore-area researchers

The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute is hosting several upcoming events for Baltimore area researchers. Please see details below.  Baltimore Researchers Colloquium Tuesday, February 28, 2017...

Posted: January 26, 2017, 9:08 PM

Whitney Schwab, Philosophy, wins NEH grant

This story, written by Max Cole, was originally published here.  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced funding for highly competitive grants in 43 states around...

Posted: January 20, 2017, 9:42 PM

Fired up, Ready to go!

The Story of an Iconic Obama Campaign Chant

We want to share the video of a collaborative animation that appeared today in The Atlantic.  The Story of an Iconic Obama Campaign Chant, Animated Barack Obama’s “Fired up, ready to go” cheer...

Posted: January 19, 2017, 4:30 PM

Remembering Founding Faculty Member, Dr. Larry Lasher

It is with great sadness that the Department of English shares with you the passing of Dr. Larry Lasher, a founding faculty member at UMBC and an exceptional leader and educator, on Thursday,...

Posted: January 19, 2017, 1:45 PM