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Ensemble Auditions!

The Department of Music offers a wide variety of ensembles for course credit. Some of our ensembles include the university orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, choirs, among others.   Most of...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 1:14 PM

Dr. Chuku Receives Ali Mazrui Award for Research Excellence

2017 TOFAC International Conference, Ondo, Nigeria, July 3-5

Gloria Chuku received the distinguished Ali Mazrui Award for Scholarship and Research Excellence at the 2017 Toyin Falola Annual Conference on Africa and the African Diaspora. The award was...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 12:28 AM

Dr. Chuku Publishes Book Chapter on Nigeria-Biafra War

Gloria Chuku's chapter "Women and the Nigeria-Biafra War" has been published in Postcolonial Conflict and the Question of Genocide: The Nigeria-Biafra War, 1967-1970, edited by A. Dirk Moses and...

Posted: August 25, 2017, 12:04 AM

Dr. Chuku Interviewed on Maryland Humanities Podcast

June 7, 2017

On June 7, Gloria Chuku was interviewed on the Maryland Humanities Connection Podcast. Hear her speak about "African Women and Political Participation" at https://www.mdhumanities.org/podcasts/.

Posted: August 24, 2017, 11:58 PM

Dr. Chuku Speaks at "Remembering Biafra" Conference

George Washington University, Washington, DC, April 20-21

Gloria Chuku was an Invited Conference speaker at the "Remembering Biafra: History, Memory, and the Legacy of the Nigerian Civil War" International Conference at George Washington University in...

Posted: August 24, 2017, 11:50 PM

Dresher Center Spring 2018 Residential Faculty Fellows

The Dresher Center is pleased to announce our Spring 2018 Residential Faculty Fellows Irene Chan, Associate Professor, Visual Arts and Affiliate Professor, Asian Studies: “Railroad Track of...

Posted: August 24, 2017, 1:56 PM

UMBC Announces Institutional Membership with NCFDD

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that UMBC has joined the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) as an institutional member. The NCFDD is a nationally...

Posted: August 23, 2017, 6:16 PM

Graduate Position from Off Campus Services

2017-2018 Academic Year

Off-Campus Student Services is currently seeking applicants for a full-time Graduate Assistant (Programming Assistant) for the 2017-2018 academic year. A full job description and application...

Posted: August 23, 2017, 5:55 PM

Visit Greece with the UMBC Ancient Studies Department!!

Spring Break, March 16-25, 2018!

The UMBC Ancient Studies Department will conduct its 52nd annual study tour in Greece, March 16-25, 2018. The cost of $3,000 includes all air and land travel, twin-share accommodation for eight...

Posted: August 22, 2017, 4:41 PM