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The UMBC Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship

Application Deadline: Friday, July 7, 2017

The Dissertation Fellowship is designed to provide doctoral candidates at UMBC an opportunity to devote the necessary concentration and attention towards finishing the writing of their...

Posted: June 8, 2017, 3:38 PM

Of Note: Tym Wowk

We are pleased to share with our LLC community that Tym Wowk (cohort 15) has been awarded the UMBC Summer Dissertation Fellowship 2017. This award, which is granted to graduate students for...

Posted: June 7, 2017, 8:36 AM

CFP: New Directions in the Humanities

Deadline: 5 September 2017

Sixteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 5-7 July 2018 http://thehumanities.com/philadelphiaconference-2018 CALL FOR...

Posted: June 7, 2017, 8:35 AM

Textshop Experiments: Issue Three

Kevin Wisniewski and Felix Burgos

Kevin Wisniewski (cohort 15) and Felix Burgos (cohort 14)  have released today the third issue of Textshop Experiments: The Open Issue. Textshop Experiments is a biannual, peer-reviewed open...

Posted: June 1, 2017, 12:57 PM

Fall 2017: Classical Mythology

Another section has been added!

The Ancient Studies Department has added an online section of Classical Mythology (ANCS 210-03) for Fall 2017. If you are on a waitlist for one of the other sections, it is advised that you...

Posted: May 31, 2017, 1:07 PM

Rhizomes: Meme Culture, Alienation Capital, and Gestic Play

Reviews by Dr. Craig Saper and Christopher Justice

Rhizomes, Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge, has just released its 32nd issue, edited by Talan Memmott and Davin Heckman. Dr. Craig Saper has contributed to the collaborative essay *Meme...

Posted: May 31, 2017, 10:31 AM

Dr. F. Chris Curran principal investigator on NIJ grant

Examining the role of law enforcement in schools

A recently received grant of approximately $620 thousand dollars from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will fund innovative work examining the role of law enforcement in schools by...

Posted: May 30, 2017, 11:44 AM

Algebra Project Hosts Conference: Free Minds, Free People

Contribute to youth scholarships

This national youth conference is coming to Baltimore this July. The theme for 2017 is Fighting For Our Lives. The conference will tie together various threads of struggle—our fight for water...

Posted: May 25, 2017, 10:43 AM

CFP: Mellon Emerging Scholars Conference

“Sustaining Diverse and Inclusive Communities”

Thanks to generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Queens College has undertaken a three-year project led by faculty and students to advance understanding and formulate plans of...

Posted: May 25, 2017, 10:26 AM