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Training and Professional Dev Opportunity! Apply by March 13

Learn how to organize your campus for the midterm elections

This spring, Swing Left is partnering with the National Democratic Training Committee to launch Crash Course: Organizing Your Campus, a six week training course all about organizing volunteers for...

Posted: March 4, 2022, 1:35 PM

The Exploitation and Discrimination of Thomas Wiggins

Written by Jeremy Boss

Thomas Wiggins was a phenomenal musician and composer in the 19th century who had many extraordinary talents.  These talents however were often used to exploit the musician from early childhood in...

Posted: March 3, 2022, 12:00 PM

Linda Dusman Scholarly Paper Acceptances

Dr. Linda Dusman's collaborative research with Dr. Linda Baker (Professor emerita, Psychology Department), The Bearman Study of Audience Engagement at the National Orchestral Institute and at the...

Posted: March 2, 2022, 4:18 PM

REMINDER Russian Invasion of Ukraine Panel Today 2:30pm

Learn about the ongoing conflict from UMBC experts

Join UMBC faculty experts and Ukrainian students for a discussion about the causes and consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Facilitator/host: Devin Hagerty, Professor of Political...

Posted: March 2, 2022, 10:35 AM

Tamisha Ponder, keynote speaker at the FBI's observation

of National Black History Month

On February 23, 2022, Tamisha J. Ponder (LLC Cohort 19 and doctoral candidate) was the Keynote Speaker for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) observation of National Black History Month....

Posted: March 1, 2022, 1:10 PM

Meet Rafid Chowdhury

INDS Spring 2022 Graduate Highlight Series

B.A. INDS: Criminal Justice Minor: Sociology Degree Mentors Paul Dillon, Chief of Police Michele Wolff, Director of The Shriver Center Steven McAlpine, Individualized Study Why did you...

Posted: March 1, 2022, 10:26 AM

CORRECTION Verify Advisor before class schedule release 3/28

Make sure you have been assigned an advisor ASAP

Correction to the previous announcement: Please verify your assigned advisor prior to the release of the class schedule on March 28th  It is recommended that you meet with your advisor...

Posted: February 28, 2022, 4:17 PM

Approval for Fall Registration Begins March 1st

Meet with your faculty advisor to gain approval ASAP

Advising approval for Fall' 22 class registration begins Tuesday March 1st. You must meet with your assigned faculty advisor to receive approval to register. Once you receive advising approval you...

Posted: February 28, 2022, 2:56 PM

Call for Proposals!!! Submit by March 16th

Pi Sigma Alpha Conference April 20th; Present your research!

Dear Political Science Students, CALL FOR PROPOSALS! Before the pandemic, the Department hosted an annual undergraduate research conference in April, with support from the national...

Posted: February 25, 2022, 12:18 PM

Paid CoLab Summer Internships

CoLab is a 4-week paid summer narrative-based research internship for undergraduate UMBC students. Participants will create an effective narrative about UMBC’s campus, communities, and lives with...

Posted: February 24, 2022, 3:07 PM