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Winter 2024 Course Highlight

Register for your GEP credit now!

Course Description: A survey of American social problems designed for the general student. Topics typically include race and ethnic conflict, crime and delinquency, population and inequality.

Posted: December 11, 2023, 1:01 PM

Writing Opportunity: UMBC Law Review

Writers will be announced the week of December 18th!

The UMBC Law Review is currently seeking writers for their very first article on restorative justice! Please see details below, including the link to apply.  All majors are welcome! We're...

Posted: December 11, 2023, 10:12 AM

EHS/PACE offering First Aid/CPR/AED training - JAN 20th

Learn to Save a Life!

The Emergency Health Services (EHS) Professional and Continuing Education department (PACE) has the classes for you! **Please choose the correct session for your skill level** Morning...

Posted: December 8, 2023, 9:41 AM

Grant-seeker's Guide to Training and Fellowships​

Hanover Grants Webinar Series - Dec. 21st @noon

Webinar: Grant-seeker's Guide to Training and Fellowships Date: Thursday, December 21st Time: 12pm ET / 9am PT For many grant-seekers in the early stages of their research careers,...

Posted: December 5, 2023, 10:09 AM

Asian Studies December Updates

Finals Events! Lipitz Lecture! Have You Been Advised?

Somehow, it is December, and the end of the semester is nearly upon us. As we race into finals and the holiday season, here are some highlights of things happening on and around campus and classes...

Posted: December 5, 2023, 9:28 AM

Spring 2024: LLC 750.01/CSST 492.01: Black Queer Studies

Instructor: Dr. Tanya Saunders - Wednesdays, 4:30 - 7:00PM

This graduate level course is a survey course of the scholarship and key debates in the emerging field of Black Feminism and Black Queer Studies. We will take an intersectional approach in...

Posted: December 4, 2023, 2:15 PM

Spring 2024: AMST 430/680: Place-Based Artistic Research

Instructor: Dr. Rebecca Uchill - Tuesdays, 4:30 - 7:00PM

Are you interested in community-engaged art? Are you interested in learning from artists and curators doing research in and about cities like Baltimore? Seminar in American Signs: Place-Based...

Posted: December 4, 2023, 2:02 PM

UMBC's Dr. Ellis Featured in Today's New York Times!

Give it a read and let us know what you think!

We are excited to share with you Professor Erle Ellis' Op-Ed in today's New York Times! It's fantastic to see a member of our department reach such a large audience. In his article "1.5 Degrees Is...

Posted: December 4, 2023, 1:03 PM

Apply for the NAFAC Conference; All Expenses Paid

Apply by 12/20; Great Opportunity for Intl Relations Student

The Department is accepting applications to represent UMBC at the 64th Annual Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC) on 09-11 April, 2024. If you would like to be considered, please send...

Posted: December 4, 2023, 11:39 AM