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IEW Event Proposal Form Now Live!

Priority Deadline 10/15

Some exciting International Education Week updates and details ahead! Official IEW 2020 Dates Announced:  International Education Week 2020 Dates: November 16 - November 20 Now Open!...

Posted: October 2, 2020, 11:35 AM

International Education Week 2020!

UMBC International Education Services (IES) and the English Language Institute (ELI) have begun planning International Education Week 2020! IEW is a joint initiative between the US Department of...

Posted: October 2, 2020, 11:33 AM

Podcast about Racism in Schools featuring Dr. Ramon Goings

Saturday, October 3rd at 1:00 pm

Listen to this Saturday's podcast, MindShift, that will feature LLC's Dr. Ramon Goings as one its guests. The topic will be, "How to talk about racism in schools and how to advocate for change."...

Posted: October 1, 2020, 12:40 PM

In All Transparency: a public art project about voting

Artist and Activist participation requested

In All Transparency focuses on getting out the vote during the pandemic, the history of voting rights, racial oppression in voting, and the United States Postal Service. The USPS has become a...

Posted: September 30, 2020, 10:51 AM

Ancient Studies Week Events

The Department of Ancient Studies invites you to celebrate Ancient Studies Week! We have an exciting lineup of events, listed below. We hope that you will join us. Please email Emily Hubbard...

Posted: September 29, 2020, 1:32 PM

W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

42nd W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture with Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Join Online Event This event is free and open to the public. AFRICANA STUDIES...

Posted: September 29, 2020, 12:44 PM

The Black Butterfly: the harmful politics of race and space

An event hosted by Geography & Environmental Systems

The GES Department cordially invites you to join their Virtual Seminar Series Wednesday, October 7th at noon.  WebEx code can be found at https://ges.umbc.edu/ges-seminar-series/  Rise of the...

Posted: September 29, 2020, 9:18 AM

Cultivating Genius By Addressing AntiBlackness In Classrooms

An event hosted by the Education Department

Please join the UMBC Education Department on October 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm for our annual Equity and Excellence Lecture. This year, we will be joined by four distinguished educators as they discuss...

Posted: September 29, 2020, 9:17 AM

Prof. Short & Martínez's new article in Scienze Regionali

Surveys life satisfaction in Cali, Colombia

Prof. John Rennie Short and alumna Lina Martínez have published a new article "Life Satisfaction in the City."  The article was published in the journal Scienze Regionali, and explores life...

Posted: September 28, 2020, 3:53 PM