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Updated Advising Hours

New hours including Extended Hours for Commuters

· Hello! My name is Tom Gower and I am the new Advising Coordinator for the Political Science department    I am here to help with classes and scheduling.  I also assign new students to their...

Posted: September 2, 2021, 2:26 PM

May Chung Successfully Defends her Dissertation

On August 23, 2021 May Chung of LLC Cohort 17 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Her degree will be conferred in December, 2021. Her virtual...

Posted: August 31, 2021, 1:37 PM

Mapping Baltimore Apartheid with Dr. Lawrence Brown

The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space

Baltimore Architecture Foundation and Baltimore Heritage kick off Doors Open Baltimore with Dr. Lawrence Brown, author of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America....

Posted: August 31, 2021, 10:39 AM

Dresher Center Acting Director 2021-22

Denise Meringolo is the Acting Director for the Dresher Center for the Humanities for 2021-22. She is also an Associate Professor of History and has been the Director of Public History at UMBC...

Posted: August 30, 2021, 1:14 PM

Corona Bagatelles by Linda Dusman Receives Premiere

Linda Dusman's Corona Bagatelles for cello and piano was premiered by the Duo des Alpes as part of the Cello Autumn Festival in Unna, Germany on August 13.   Corona Bagatelles comprises a musical...

Posted: August 27, 2021, 2:26 PM

Stream of Creation: The World of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Written by Erika Rollins

In this post Rollins explores Black English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's life and career through a web of cultural, racial, and socioeconomic factors. To read the full blog post, click here.

Posted: August 26, 2021, 11:51 AM

LLC Program Congratulates Two Summer Graduates

Dr. Katherine Morris and Dr. Montia Gardner

This summer, Katie Morris (LLC Cohort 18) and Montia Gardner (LLC Cohort 19) defended their dissertations and graduated with their PhDs! Katherine Julia Morris Being Called to Social...

Posted: August 25, 2021, 10:01 AM

Join the UMBC Wind Ensemble

Join the UMBC Wind Ensemble All Winds, Brass, and Percussion welcome. The Wind Ensemble meets on Monday nights from 7:10–9:40 in the Linehan Concert Hall of the Performing Arts and Humanities...

Posted: August 23, 2021, 3:43 PM

POLI 439 now offered this Fall Semester

Pandemics, Climate Change and Litigation

All upper division students welcome. Critical reading and thinking skills especially welcome.  No book purchases required.  Courts have been playing a big role in governing around...

Posted: August 23, 2021, 11:26 AM

Conference for Antiracist Teaching, Language and Assessment

Free on zoom 9/17 & 10/1 with important keynote speakers!

Join us for the Inaugural Conference for Antiracist Teaching, Language and Assessment An opportunity for instructors across a variety of disciplines to meet, share ideas and build antiracist...

Posted: August 19, 2021, 5:03 PM