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CS3's Retrieving the Social Sciences - new ep live TODAY!

featuring four URCAD ’22 social science students!

URCAD ’22 w/ Avnee Sharma, Jess Sellner, Elyssa Lou, & Joshua F. Gray On today’s episode we hear about four fantastic presentations from UMBC’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement...

Posted: May 2, 2022, 11:40 AM

Summer 2022 - Online Course Highlight

Cultural Anthropology - C & SS Credit - Register now!

**This course is meeting online.  Course Description: An introduction to the central concepts and issues in cultural anthropology. The course employs a worldwide comparative perspective that...

Posted: May 2, 2022, 11:04 AM

Prof. Sterett publ. article on courts' role in disaster gov.

Coauthored with PhD student Laura Mateczun

In their new article "Legal Claims and Compensation in Climate-Related Disasters," Public Policy Professor Susan M. Sterett and Ph.D. student Laura Mateczun argue that courts are significant in...

Posted: April 29, 2022, 12:35 PM

MCS and Beyond: Anjali DasSarma

MCS Alumni Profile

Anjali DasSarma graduated from UMBC in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies with a minor in Journalism and is now pursuing her Master’s in American Studies at Brown...

Posted: April 29, 2022, 11:02 AM

MCS Major Alexandra Hulett

Student Feature

By: Elena Kim Photo credit: Jared Lyles Can you share a little about yourself and a fun fact about you?  Hi, my name is Alex! I’m 30 years old and originally from Miami, FL. Fun fact...

Posted: April 29, 2022, 10:53 AM

Asian Studies End of April Updates

The Essential Space, Calls for Papers, and More!

The end of the semester is quickly approaching. There are plenty of resources on campus to support you as we get to finals season - one of those is Retriever Essentials, which has recently debuted...

Posted: April 28, 2022, 11:57 AM

Fall '22 CSST Course Offerings

CSST 210, 220, 300, 345

Looking for interesting, relevant, and fun classes that can also help you meet the Gen ED requirement or get you upper-level credits? Check out the offerings in Critical Sexuality Studies and see...

Posted: April 26, 2022, 3:15 PM

The LLC Program Welcomes a New Faculty Member

Dr. Tanya L. Saunders will join the Program this Fall

After a national search, the Language, Literacy & Culture Program is very pleased to announce that Dr. Tanya L. Saunders will be joining the program as Associate Professor in Fall 2022. They...

Posted: April 26, 2022, 10:39 AM

Upcoming GAO Internships

Be on the lookout for announcements in early May

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) will be posting their fall internship announcement during the first week of May. Students interested in applying are encouraged to start...

Posted: April 25, 2022, 3:39 PM

PAID Executive Office of the President Seeks Summer Interns

Apply by May 2nd

For the first time in history, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) is launching an EOP-wide paid internship program that will provide a stipend to participants. The Office of...

Posted: April 25, 2022, 2:30 PM