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Mock Trial Team Holding Tryouts

Join our Defending National Champions

Hello, Political Science students! You have an opportunity to join the 2021 American Mock Trial Association National Champions! Go to www.UMBCMockTrial.com/tryouts to learn more! In April...

Posted: September 7, 2021, 4:45 PM

Gauging Writing Support for Grad Students at UMBC

Please complete this survey

The Writing Center at the Academic Success Center would like to collect some data from graduate students in order to assess their experiences with the UMBC Writing Center, the Graduate Writing...

Posted: September 7, 2021, 12:37 PM

Join the Maryland Student Legislature Today!

Network with Young Activists and Aspiring Policy-Makers

The Political Science department is launching a new Chapter of the Maryland Student Legislature (MSL) starting this fall. MSL brings together delegations of students from campuses across the state...

Posted: September 7, 2021, 11:55 AM

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