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Inviting Student Photography Submissions for NYC Exhibit

Deadline April 1

Imagining America and the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. invite students to submit photographs by April 1, 2015 for an exhibit about our diverse American identity in Manhattan’s Broadway district....

Posted: March 23, 2015, 6:47 PM

Doctors King (AMST) & Shewbridge (MCS) receive a major grant

from the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation!

Baltimore Stories: Emerging Media Across the Curriculum – A team led by Nicole King, Associate Professor, American Studies, and Bill Shewbridge, Professor of the Practice, Media and Communication...

Posted: March 20, 2015, 2:13 PM

Ethnomusicologist Clifford Murphy on the music of Lead Belly

Lead Belly’s music defied racial categorization

Last month, Smithsonian Folkways released Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, a carefully curated collection of Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter’s recordings that is – like the singer...

Posted: March 12, 2015, 12:23 PM

LSAT Prep Course

Discounted for UMBC undergraduates!

Hello! To all current UMBC undergraduates, TestMasters is offering a $500 discount on their live LSAT preparation course, which can be applied to any of their course locations around the...

Posted: March 11, 2015, 11:33 AM

Dr. Kimberly Moffitt's op-ed in the Baltimore Sun

"Black children are not the enemy"

Legislation that would have enabled Baltimore City's schools' police force to carry handguns while patrolling or working inside of our school buildings has been tabled — a wise decision. This bill...

Posted: March 10, 2015, 7:11 PM

Vega: Digital Publishing Platform For Scholarship

Dr. Cheryl E. Ball - West Virginia University

PLEASE RSVP by March 10th in the Dresher Center's Groups Page: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/dreshercenter/events/30774 Thursday, March 12 12:30pm to 2:30pm Location: PAHB Room 216 The Dresher...

Posted: March 9, 2015, 7:31 PM

KAL Wins Herblock Prize

IRC artist-in-residence wins major honor

Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, Artist-in-Residence, Wins Herblock Prize  Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, artist-in-residence, has been awarded the 2015 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. The Herblock...

Posted: March 9, 2015, 11:48 AM

CFP: Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI)

CFP Deadline: May 30, 2015

The Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI) at Teachers College, Columbia University, is currently accepting proposals for its 5th annual meeting. The meeting will take place at...

Posted: March 6, 2015, 9:41 AM