News

Welcome and Welcome Back!...

LLCers, I want to welcome you all to a new semester and hope that you are returning to campus refreshed and excited about the academic year. As I ponder on the challenges we face in our city,...

Posted: August 23, 2019, 3:35 PM

All Majors Meeting

Free Lunch

Hey Political Science Students, The Political Science Department wants to let you know that we will be holding an All Majors Meeting on Sept 4th from 12- 12:50 p.m. in room PUP 206! This...

Posted: August 22, 2019, 4:16 PM

New Political Science Advising Coordinator

Fall 2019 Office Hours

Hi Poli-Sci Students, My name is Ryan Wilkens and I am the new Political Science Advising Coordinator. I just wanted to let you all know that I am here to help if you have any questions...

Posted: August 22, 2019, 1:32 PM

American Journal of Education (AJE) seeks

Student Board Member applications

The American Journal of Education (AJE) is seeking doctoral and master's student applicants for the AJE Student Board. AJE is a core journal in the field of education that covers a broad spectrum...

Posted: August 19, 2019, 10:04 AM

Gladiators in Suits

Kimberly Moffitt's new co-edited book!

Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, LLC's Director and Associate Professor, has a new co-edited volume, Gladiators in Suits: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Representation in Scandal, published by Syracuse...

Posted: August 16, 2019, 2:40 PM

Dawn Shafer Successfully Presents

her Dissertation Proposal

The Language, Literacy & Culture Program is pleased to announce that Dawn Shafer, of LLC Cohort 19, successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal to her full...

Posted: August 16, 2019, 12:59 PM

Watch/Listen now - Prof. La Noue featured at book event

Discusses new book on academic freedom and policy debate

On July 30, the Bipartisan Policy Center in DC hosted Professor Emeritus George R. La Noue for a discussion of his new book Silenced Stages: The Loss of Academic Freedom and Campus Policy Debates....

Posted: August 2, 2019, 3:40 PM

Great News Abounds in LLC!

The year of 2019 -- a Season of Accolades for our Program

In May, our esteemed program manager, Liz Steenrod, received the UMBC Presidential Distinguished Staff Award. Her nomination letter written by Drs. Bickel and Moffitt acknowledged, “Ms. Steenrod...

Posted: August 2, 2019, 3:11 PM

Nicole King's Opinion Article about Baltimore

appears in Newsweek.com

Dr. Nicole King, Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies and an affiliate faculty member of LLC, has written an Opinion article which was published today in Newsweek.com. It is...

Posted: August 1, 2019, 2:04 PM

Dr. Janice Macaulay releases new recording

Dr. Janice Macaulay released a new recording of her work Three Pieces for String Quartet, on a compilation album on the Navona label called Quadrants, Vol. 3, by the Altius String Quartet!  ...

Posted: July 30, 2019, 11:18 AM