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Spring 27 Courses Available

Registration coming soon!

Asian Studies is excited to share the abundant list of new & returning courses available for winter/spring registration that counts towards our program requirements! Be sure to check out...

Posted: October 14, 2026, 9:30 AM

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FACULTY FEATURE: Professor Randolph Ford

For our next Faculty Feature, we want to highlight Professor Randolph Ford! Over the summer, Professor Ford traveled to several cities in China, where he conducted important library research and...

Posted: October 14, 2026, 8:00 AM

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Why do they hate Spanish?

How Professor Muñoz D. turned a question into a career

Congratulations, again, to Dr. Thania Muñoz on the publication of her book, Across Canons, this past Spring. Find out more about how her life expeirences shaped her research and her career, one of...

Posted: October 13, 2026, 2:32 PM

AI on the ballot: Data centers and the 2026 midterms

October 21st | 10:00 — 11:30 a.m. EDT

Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 10:00 — 11:30 a.m. EDT The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036 RSVP to attend in person RSVP to watch the...

Posted: October 12, 2026, 11:30 AM

2026 Kinetic Sculpture Race

Check out the Charm City Bromobile at the KS Race

Charm City Bromobile takes on Lowell, Massachusetts  Professor Steven McAlpine and his Team represented Baltimore at the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race (KSR) on September 19, 2026.  The KS...

Posted: October 12, 2026, 11:04 AM

FREE Concert with Brandon Woody!

Baltimore's own musical treasure, live at CADVC!

October 15! FREE concert by Brandon Woody followed by public projection of “The Unveiling of God / a love letter to my forefathers” by NIA JUNE + Kirby Griffin + APoetNamedNate. PLEASE NOTE:...

Posted: October 9, 2026, 4:25 PM

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PHRC Grant Writing Hour - beginning 10/14 @noon

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***repost from PHRC *** The PHRC invites you to the PHRC Grant Writing Hour, a six-week virtual writing series starting Wednesday, October 14, from 12:00–1:00 p.m.  [Sessions continue on...

Posted: October 8, 2026, 1:24 PM

Student Job: AMST Communications Assistant 

Apply by October 16

The Department of American Studies seeks a student worker to assist with social media and department communications. Tasks include creating digitally accessible posts on a variety of social...

Posted: October 8, 2026, 10:59 AM

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Latinx Film Festival

Celebrating Hispanic heritage month in motion

Latinx Film Festival In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the MLLI department, UMBC Library, Albin O. Kuhn and Office of Community and Culture present, The Latinx Film Festival. On Oct. 8,...

Posted: October 5, 2026, 8:50 PM