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Sonya Squires-Caesar successfully defends

her Dissertation

On May 29, 2025, Sonya Squires-Caesar of LLC Cohort 13 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Her virtual defense went smoothly and she gave a...

Posted: June 6, 2025, 9:44 AM

Undergrad Research Award Recipient Noreen Baroya

INDS Student Receives the URA Award

Congrats Noreen,  Noreen has been awarded the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) for INDS Capstone Project! In addition, Noreen was selected to receive the Student Internship & Service...

Posted: June 2, 2025, 12:06 PM

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Liana Harron to join UMBC Music Faculty

We are delighted to introduce Liana Harron who will join the UMBC faculty in Fall 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Piano. Dr. Liana Pailodze Harron, blending her Georgian heritage with an...

Posted: May 23, 2025, 1:23 PM

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Department of Music May 2025 Graduates

Congratulations to our Department of Music May 2025 Graduates! Chris Benna, Music Composition and Music Performance Akellia Bernard, Music Performance Matthew Borzymowski, Music Education...

Posted: May 22, 2025, 10:25 AM

Chelsea Mays-Williams successfully presents

her dissertation research proposal

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Chelsea Mays-Williams of LLC Cohort 23 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on May 9,...

Posted: May 20, 2025, 12:44 PM

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Alumni Profile: Malik Gay

Media with Purpose

By: Isy Davy Photo Credit: Malik Gay Meet Malik Gay, a 2023 graduate of UMBC’s Media and Communication Studies program. After transferring from the University of Hartford, Malik searched for a...

Posted: May 20, 2025, 9:56 AM

Natalie Groom Awarded Dresher Center Summer Fellowship

Dr. Natalie Groom, Affiliate Artist of Clarinet, has been awarded a Dresher Center Summer Fellowship to research, engrave, and perform Trio for Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon by Pauline Oliveros. One...

Posted: May 18, 2025, 5:28 PM

Kyle Goehner successfully presents

his dissertation research proposal

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Kyle Goehner of LLC Cohort 18 successfully and skillfully presented his dissertation research proposal on May 5, 2025....

Posted: May 16, 2025, 2:24 PM

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Meet Ebony McPherson

INDS Spring 2025 Graduate Highlight Series

B.A.: Nutrition and Dietetics Degree Mentors  Adam Sachs Registered Dietitian, UMBC  Sarah Leupen, Teaching Professor in Biological Sciences, UMBC  Steven McAlpine, Assistant Teaching...

Posted: May 16, 2025, 12:40 PM

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