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Exciting podcast featuring Two Poli Sci Professors!!!

Dr. Anson Interviews Dr. Stokan about Urban Economies

Check out this exciting episode of the Retrieving the Social Sciences podcast. Dr. Ian Anson interviews Dr. Eric Stokan about Urban Economies...

Posted: December 10, 2021, 11:47 AM

MCS In Practice

OCA Mocha co-founder and intern share their MCS experience

By Shesh Batni Have you heard of OCA Mocha? It’s a cool coffee shop just down the street co-founded by UMBC students with big ties to the Media and Communication Studies Department. MCS alum...

Posted: December 9, 2021, 4:17 PM

Dr. Caracciolo's arrangement at The National Cathedral

The Department of Music recognizes Dr. Stephen Caracciolo for his outstanding work on his choral arrangement of Wayfaring Stranger.  The arrangement will be heard at the Bob Dole Memorial tomorrow...

Posted: December 9, 2021, 2:24 PM

New Course Alert!

ENGL 386: Adult Literacy Tutoring: Theory and Practice

Interested in community engagement and/or adult education? If so, this course may be for you! The focus of this semester’s class is on the languages and literacies of recent immigrants and...

Posted: December 7, 2021, 11:04 AM

Asian Studies Last Week of Classes Updates

Good luck with finals!

It's the last week of classes for Fall 2021. There's still a lot happening on and around campus, though, so if you're feeling overwhelmed with studying and classes, take a minute and check out...

Posted: December 7, 2021, 9:49 AM

CS3's Podcast: Retrieving the Social Sciences

New Episode this Friday, 12/10!

New episode coming this Friday! Featuring Dr. Laura Girling,  Director of UMBC's Center for Aging Studies and Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and...

Posted: December 6, 2021, 12:47 PM

Spring 2022 Course Highlight - Kinship and Family

Register now!

Course Description This course explores anthropological approaches to understanding kinship, family, and other interpersonal relationships such as marriage and friendship. Through ethnographic...

Posted: December 3, 2021, 2:57 PM

Paid Research Position: Under-Grad Preferred

U.S. Police Reform Study Researcher Apps Due Dec 11

Work location: Remote Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students. (Undergraduate students preferred) Application deadline: December 11, 2021 Please email your resume and...

Posted: December 3, 2021, 12:01 PM

Another Exciting Winter Course Offering!

Poli 468 Disaster Politics

Class meeting asynchronously online, Winter 2022 The goal of this course is to introduce students to the political and policy dimensions of disaster. The two key questions we ask here are (a)...

Posted: December 2, 2021, 2:29 PM