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Asian Studies November Updates

Advising! Angie Kim Novel Lecture!

The clocks have changed and the days are short, and the semester is continuing here at UMBC. In Seoul, the annual Lantern Festival is underway - a two-week celebration of lights and festivities...

Posted: November 9, 2021, 9:25 AM

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Alexandra Rittie

Alexandra Rittie, ‘19, is a former UMBC English student who currently works for a branch of the US Department of Justice. Read about her experience at UMBC and post-graduation work below: When...

Posted: November 8, 2021, 6:23 PM

Junior Fellows Summer Internship w/The Library of Congress

Applications Due Next Monday 11/8

The Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its next Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program, which will run from May 23, 2022, to July 29, 2022. This 10-week paid internship is open to...

Posted: November 4, 2021, 2:33 PM

Spring '22 Course Highlights

GWST 100, GWST 210, GWST 340, GWST 344

GWST 100 - Introduction to Gender + Women's Studies This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of gender and women's studies, feminist scholarship, and feminist activism. We...

Posted: November 4, 2021, 1:50 PM

Winter 2022 - Social Work Course

SOWK 374 - Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees

The Department of Social Work will be offering SOWK 374- Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees during Winter Session 2022! Take a 3 credit SOWK class with a Culture GEP designation over the...

Posted: November 4, 2021, 11:04 AM

Prof. Bennett publ. book on social inequality in parenting

Titled "Parenting in Privilege or Peril"

Public Policy Professor Pamela R. Bennett has published a new book: Parenting in Privilege or Peril - How Social Inequality Enables or Derails the American Dream. In the book, Dr. Bennett and...

Posted: November 3, 2021, 4:12 PM

CSJ: Disability Justice Winter Reading Group Kick-off

Thursday, November 4th @noon

Reposted from the Women's Center: Click here to visit their event post. This year, CSJ: Disability Justice + Access Matters invites our campus community to learn from a perspective of...

Posted: November 2, 2021, 4:03 PM

Audrey Andrist to be featured with PostClassical Ensemble

Audrey Andrist, Affiliate Artist in Piano, will be the featured soloist in a program of Spanish music presented by the PostClassical Ensemble at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Thursday November 4th...

Posted: November 2, 2021, 2:28 PM

Exciting MCS Lecture Nov 10th 3pm

“The challenge of information disorder: Global South

Hosted by the UMBC Department of Media and Communication Studies on November 10th at 3pm via WebEx  See attached flyer for link  Despite being a widespread problem in countries in the Global...

Posted: November 2, 2021, 12:50 PM

Asian Studies Early November Updates

Spring Registration! Winter class! Online Event with MLLI!

Diwali begins on Thursday, November 4th. This festival of lights began in South Asia as a Hindu holiday and is now celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and others around the world. This USA...

Posted: November 2, 2021, 9:48 AM