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A Great Opportunity to Take GES 386 This Summer!

Get a leg-up on your GES coursework!

Here’s my advice as a fourth-year GES student: Take GES 386 as soon as possible! 386 is notorious for filling up quickly during the Fall and Spring semesters. Luckily, if you’ve already taken 286...

Posted: June 17, 2024, 8:58 AM

Three Awardees of LLC's Publicly Engaged Research

and Storywork Fellowship

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that three of its doctoral students have received a Publicly Engaged Research and Storywork Fellowship this spring. The funds for...

Posted: June 12, 2024, 8:37 AM

Adam Holden and Michael Hunt receive

Jodi Crandall Dissertation Completion Grants

L-R: Dr. Ramon Goings, LLC Associate Professor with mentee, Michael Hunt (cohort 21,) and Dr. Irina Golubeva, MLLI Professor with mentee, Adam Holden (cohort 21) At the Language, Literacy,...

Posted: June 11, 2024, 12:08 PM

Pick up your Summer Reading at the FDC Library!

Search our online catalog or email us to browse the shelves.

Would you like to learn from the latest books on teaching and learning? Search our online catalog to see what titles we have available! If you'd like to borrow something or browse the shelves in...

Posted: June 7, 2024, 10:40 AM

Lulu Mwangi to join UMBC Music Faculty

We are delighted to introduce Lulu Mwangi who will join the UMBC faculty in Fall 2024 as an Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting and Music Education. Her work will include directing the UMBC...

Posted: June 6, 2024, 10:24 AM

Chiptunes: How Video Games Created a New Avenue in Music

Written by Benjamin Porter

Video games have shaped several aspects of culture in the last few decades, and music is no exception. This blog post highlights the emergence of the chiptune, a genre that originated...

Posted: June 3, 2024, 3:21 PM

Beyond the Classroom - Summer Session Events

Join UMBC's Summer Session this summer for a series of fun and educational virtual events for the UMBC community.  JUNE EVENTS Join a discussion about teaching currently incarcerated...

Posted: June 3, 2024, 11:56 AM

Pam Voulalas '24 - From Neuropharmacologist to Composer

Congratulations to Pam Voulalas '24 on her profile in UMBC Stories! You can read about her inspiring journey from molecular neuropharmacologist to a B.A. in Music Composition at UMBC here! As...

Posted: May 29, 2024, 11:55 AM

John Lawton Successfully Presents

his dissertation research proposal

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that John Lawton of LLC Cohort 21 successfully and skillfully presented his dissertation research proposal on May 17, 2024....

Posted: May 20, 2024, 4:26 PM

Prof. Lincove publ new article on school enrollment systems

Examines Unified Enrollment in school choice processes

Public Policy Professor Jane Arnold Lincove has published a new article in American Education Research Journal. The article "The Effects of Unified School Enrollment Systems on School Demographics...

Posted: May 20, 2024, 4:03 PM