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AMST Professor Emeritus Ed Orser Led a Walking Tour!

This past Sunday afternoon AMST professor emeritus Ed Orser led a well-attended walking tour of South Baltimore parks. The tour touched on topics central to American studies and illuminated the...

Posted: May 2, 2017, 9:13 PM

Announcing the Jodi Crandall Fellowship Award Winner 2017

Kevin Wisniewski - Cohort 15

On April 26th, Dr. Jodi Crandall, founder of the LLC Program, presented to Kevin Wisniewski, PhD Candidate from Cohort 15, the Jodi Crandall Fellowship for Research in Language, Literacy and...

Posted: May 2, 2017, 4:30 PM

Kinetic Sculpture Race this Saturday

The Kraken Returns!

The Kraken Upcycle, winner of the 2015 Kinetic Sculpture Grand Prize, will compete this Saturday May 6th in the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race!  More information can be found...

Posted: May 2, 2017, 9:14 AM

Learn about UMBC's Discover Baltimore Summer Series!

Learn more: http://www.umbc.edu/summer UMBC Summer Session is excited to be offering a new slate of classes in Baltimore City. In these courses that are meeting in the city, students get to...

Posted: May 1, 2017, 12:10 PM

Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention Advocates

Apply for Advocates!

Jacki Stone, Special Assistant to the Associate Vice President Student Affairs and LLC student (Cohort 18), is currently running the Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention Advocates...

Posted: April 26, 2017, 10:12 AM

Congratulations to Heather Mortimer!

Congratulations to Heather for receiving a URA grant! With this grant, Heather will be installing two exhibits in the library rotunda with the guidance of her mentor, Sandra Abbott. According to...

Posted: April 25, 2017, 10:06 AM

Sylvia Trent-Adams appointed Acting Surgeon General

Public Policy PhD alum - Alumni of the Year for 2017

Named UMBC Outstanding Alumni of the Year for 2017. On April 21, 2017, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD 2006, UMBC, was appointed as Acting Surgeon General.  In this capacity, she serves as the...

Posted: April 24, 2017, 3:59 PM

The Music of the Supremes During the Vietnam War

Podcast #4 from Dr. Johnson's Music and Wartime Class

Podcast by Jonathan Cogdell This podcast discusses the role of African-Americans in the Vietnam War and connects the unpopularity of the war itself with war-related, yet still somewhat...

Posted: April 22, 2017, 5:40 PM

Sedrick Smith: Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun

Sedrick Smith (cohort 18) has recenlty published an Op-Ed titled "Baltimore City College students 'crushed it'" in the Baltimore Sun. In the Op-Ed, Sedrick provides examples of how students in...

Posted: April 21, 2017, 9:38 AM