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Tipsheet: Encouraging Academic Integrity in the Era of Gen AI

Use best practices in course design & make AI policies clear

Dear Colleagues, Advances in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) have complicated our efforts to foster and maintain academic integrity in instruction at UMBC. The FDC recently hosted a...

Posted: March 4, 2025, 10:16 AM

Nominate a student for the Mary Akaras Scholarship Book Award!

Nominations due March 14.

The Dresher Center for the Humanities seeks nominations for students eligible to receive the Mary Akaras Scholarship Book Award for $500 toward the purchase of texts. The student should have a...

Posted: March 3, 2025, 11:27 AM

PhD candidate Sifat explores the role of AI in policy-making

Commentary in Politics & Policy

Public Policy Ph.D. candidate Ridwan Islam Sifat has published a commentary article in the journal Politics & Policy. His piece "AI and Public Policy: Navigating the Possibilities and...

Posted: February 28, 2025, 7:40 AM

Global Studies Presents: Humanizing Deportation

Virtually on Monday, March 3 from 5-6 PM

Join Dr. Lizarazo’s Global Stories class virtually on Monday, March 3, from 5-6 PM for a conversation with Ricardo Aguilar from Humanizando la Deportación, a community-based digital storytelling...

Posted: February 25, 2025, 3:02 PM

Acting Associate Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities

Applications due Friday, March 7, 2025

The Dresher Center for the Humanities is seeking an Acting Associate Director for the Fall 2025 semester (this is a one semester sabbatical replacement position). Eligible applicants are tenure...

Posted: February 24, 2025, 11:34 AM

Audrey Andrist Performs with 21st Century Consort

Congratulations to Dr. Audrey Andrist, affiliate artist of piano at UMBC, on her recent performance with the 21st Century Consort. Andrist joined Lisa Emenheiser for the four-handed piano version...

Posted: February 20, 2025, 8:04 PM

INDS Student Receives Award to Study Abroad in Panama City

Joy Ware Studies Global Management in Panama City

Check Out Joy's Experience in Panama City:  What steps did you take to attend the Study Abroad program:  When I took the initiative to reach out to the IS 303 professor and explain that as...

Posted: February 19, 2025, 11:04 AM

UMBC Interdisciplinary CoLab: Paid Narrative-based Internship

Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 26

CoLab is an in-person, paid summer internship in narrative-based research for UMBC undergraduates. Held during Summer Session One, student interns will work on interdisciplinary project teams to...

Posted: February 18, 2025, 7:25 PM

Study Abroad at the Centro in Rome!

* * *     The Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome – “The Centro” for short – is the premier study abroad program for students who are passionate about ancient Rome and who...

Posted: February 17, 2025, 12:52 PM