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Challenges & Suggestions for Balancing Teaching & Self-Care

Shared by colleagues at a virtual FDC session!

On Wednesday, April 1, 22 faculty joined the 5 FDC staff to virtually crowdsource best ideas about balancing teaching and self-care during a Bring Your Biggest Challenge/Bring Your Best Idea...

Posted: April 3, 2020, 11:04 AM

Ruken Isik publishes article in Ahval News

Ruken Isik (LLC Cohort 17) shared a link to an article she just wrote for Ahval News entitled, "Political prisoners set to be kept behind bars despite Turkish coronavirus amnesty."

Posted: April 2, 2020, 2:56 PM

Coronavirus Chronicles Archive

Sharing Stories Through Isolation

The Coronavirus Chronicles Archive is a publicly sourced, transnational database of stories about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on everyday life. Based out of the University of...

Posted: April 1, 2020, 5:09 PM

New Data Visualization course offered Summer Session 1

Data Visualization Concepts - open to students of all areas!

This summer, the School of Public Policy is offering a special topics course in Data Visualization. We are partnering with Lee Boot, director of the UMBC Imaging Resource Center (IRC), to offer...

Posted: April 1, 2020, 11:57 AM

Sedrick Smith Successfully Defends his Dissertation!

On March 30, 2020 Sedrick Smith of LLC Cohort 18 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. His defense went very smoothly, despite its being the...

Posted: March 31, 2020, 1:47 PM

Current Events Forum

Meets virtually this week!

Hey Political Science Students, I wanted to let you know that department will be hosting a virtual current events forum this coming Wednesday (4/1) at noon. The current events forum is a good...

Posted: March 30, 2020, 12:06 PM

The Digital Decameron

Global Digital Story Festival – Where I Find Strength

    “In 1348 a party of wealthy young patricians take refuge from the plague that is raging in the city in a villa outside Florence. To pass the time, they tell each other stories…” (Cover...

Posted: March 27, 2020, 12:36 PM

Fall 2020 White House Internship Program

Applications are now available!

Hi Political Science Department, I am emailing you to make you aware that the application for the Fall 2020 White House Internship program is now available. If you are interested in applying...

Posted: March 27, 2020, 11:40 AM

Keep on Grading Resources from the FDC

Support students with feedback & guide their learning

Assessing and grading student learning can feel especially daunting if the online environment is new to you. We’ve put together a few ideas on our new Keep on Grading webpage to help you move...

Posted: March 26, 2020, 4:09 PM

CIRCA Spring 2020 Events

COVID 19 postponements

Due to COVID 19 impacts remaining CIRCA Spring 2020 programs will be postponed. Timely updates will be available through the CIRCA Digest and our website circa.umbc.edu.

Posted: March 25, 2020, 10:21 AM