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Travel to Turkey with the UMBC Ancient Studies Department!

Explore Ancient Anatolia and its Fascinating Civilizations

The UMBC Ancient Studies Department will conduct its annual study tour in Turkey, March 14-23, 2025. The cost of $3,500 covers all air and land travel, twin-share accommodation for eight nights at...

Posted: August 1, 2024, 1:28 PM

Seats are still available in UMBC's Gamelan Ensemble

AMATEURS WELCOME!

Gamelan is a gong-chime orchestra native to the Indonesian archipelago and is up largely made up of bonze percussion instruments but can also include drums, xylophones, bamboo flutes, and plucked...

Posted: July 31, 2024, 6:12 PM

Prof. Lincove & alum Dr. Mata publ. new working paper

Looking at MD ban on school suspensions in Maryland

Public Policy Professor Jane Arnold Lincove and Ph.D alumna Dr. Catherine Mata have published a new working paper with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. In this working paper, the...

Posted: July 30, 2024, 11:59 AM

PhD student Sifat publ. on food-based violence in Nigeria

Published in Journal of Public Health Policy

Public Policy Ph.D. student Ridwan Islam Sifat has published a new co-authored paper in the Journal of Public Health Policy. The article examines the variance in food-based domestic violence and...

Posted: July 15, 2024, 4:19 PM

Nema Robinson on NPR's Weekend Edition with Marin Alsop

Congratulations to Nema Robinson, UMBC music education major and Linehan Artist Scholar, on appearing on NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon! Nema and conductor Marin Alsop discussed the...

Posted: July 9, 2024, 1:49 PM

Volunteers Needed! (Aug 10)

Historic Sharp-Leadenhall Community Heritage Festival

Dear Public Humanities and American Studies Students, We are looking for volunteers to support the Historic Sharp-Leadenhall Community, including Betty Bland Thomas (a Baltimore Field School...

Posted: July 2, 2024, 4:05 PM

Inheritance Baltimore and the Struggle for Just Futures

Conference -- Nov. 14 to 16, 2024

The Inheritance Baltimore and the Struggle for Just Futures: Cultural Work as Reparations conference will be held from November 14 to 16, 2024. It represents the culmination of four years of...

Posted: June 28, 2024, 3:14 PM

Call for Poster / Demo Proposals (Due Aug. 2)

Provost's Teaching and Learning Symposium - Friday, Sept. 27

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the eighth annual Provost's Teaching and Learning Symposium at UMBC, which will take place on Friday, September 27, 2024,...

Posted: June 27, 2024, 10:19 AM

Rina Sawayama: An Icon

Written by Akellia Bernard

This blog explores Rina Sawayama's transformative journey as a Japanese-British queer music icon, emphasizing her role as a beacon of empowerment and acceptance. Her bold exploration of identity...

Posted: June 21, 2024, 2:48 PM

Jessica Burstrem Successfully Presents

her dissertation research proposal

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Jessica Burstrem of LLC Cohort 23 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on June 17, 2024....

Posted: June 17, 2024, 2:50 PM