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URCAD Political Science Student Presenters

Greetings! This is a shout-out to recognize the Political Science students presenting at URCAD. Student(s): Mbalou Camara Mentor(s): Dr. T.H. (Tim) Gindling, Dr. Cynthia Hody "The...

Posted: March 26, 2015, 1:08 PM

NEW DATE for LLC GSO EVENT

Karaoke at Flat Tuesdays now on April 3rd

Folks, Because of an unexpected issue with the reservation of space for the karaoke event, we have had to reschedule it for April 3, 6-9pm at Upper Flat Tuesdays. We're really sorry about the...

Posted: March 26, 2015, 12:25 PM

LLC present in UMBC Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards

Congratulations to our faculty and alumni

The UMBC Presidential Awards  go to selected faculty and staff who have enormously contributed with their work and ideas to the university. We want to congratulate LLC Steering Committee...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 6:16 PM

Amy Bhatt, GWST, in The Wall Street Journal

Recent growth in numbers of Overseas Citizen of India cards

An article published March 20 in the Wall Street Journal’s “Expat” blog looked at the recent growth in numbers of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards, which grant people of Indian origin who...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 3:15 PM

Clifford Murphy, AMST, in The Conversation

Ethnomusicologist examines lasting impact of "Lead Belly"

In February, Smithsonian Folkways released Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, a box set and book dedicated to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter – an influential country musician in the...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 3:13 PM

Kate Brown, History, in TIME and Al Jazeera America

Giving context to Nemetsov's death and Washington shooting

History professor Kate Brown has been in the news reflecting on two major recent news stories: the death of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and a Pasco, Washington police shooting case....

Posted: March 24, 2015, 3:10 PM

Jason Loviglio, MCS, in City Paper

Examining WYPR's use of underwriting

Jason Loviglio, associate professor and chair of media and communication studies, was quoted in a March 10 City Paper article that examined WYPR’s use of underwriting. Loviglio, who is writing a...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 3:08 PM

Congratulations to Dr. Shewbridge (MCS) and Dr. King (AMST)!

Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Awardees

Nicole King (AMST) and Bill Shewbridge (MCS) were awarded a grant from the Hrabowski Innovation Fund for their project, Emerging Media Across the Curriculum. “Baltimore Stories” is a collaborative...

Posted: March 24, 2015, 1:12 PM

Alum News: Corine Toomer (Cohort 9)

Corine Toomer, cohort 9, is overjoyed  to share with the LLC community the 3/20/15 arrival of her grand daughter, Avery Corine Harris. Her daughter, Davianne and son-in-law, Brandon live in...

Posted: March 23, 2015, 11:43 PM

Call For Sessions: Association of Critical Heritage Studies

What does heritage change? / Le patrimoine, ça change quoi?

First Call for Sessions and Panels for the 3rd Biannual Conference: Montreal, 7-10th June 2016 Heritage is a powerful witness to mindsets and zeitgeist; it is commonly understood that it gives...

Posted: March 23, 2015, 11:38 PM