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SPRING 2017: MEET & GREET

Academic Advising

SPRING 2017 MEET & GREET Hosted by New CAHSS Academic Advising Coordinator: Mr. James Hamilton Welcome back to the Spring 2017 semester! All of our CAHSS students are invited to come...

Posted: February 7, 2017, 1:59 PM

Join us for Elect Her!

Elect Her–Campus Women Win is the only program in the country that encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office. A project of Running Start, a...

Posted: February 6, 2017, 8:18 PM

Investigating the Roman Frontier in Transylvania, Romania

Imperial Provincial Settlement Excavation and Survey

We are continuing to make great strides into a new understanding of the development of the Roman frontier populations. Dacia (i.e. modern historical Transylvania) was, arguably, the most important...

Posted: February 6, 2017, 11:20 AM

Military Cadence Calls

Podcast #1 from Dr. Johnson's Music and Wartime Class

Podcast by David Pan and Dan Zdobinsky.  This podcast explores the function, form, purpose, and history of military cadence calls, and reflects on the varied musical influences behind them. 

Posted: February 3, 2017, 3:01 PM

Of Note: Dr. Christine Mallinson

Featured in UMBC News

UMBC news has recently published an article about Dr. Christine Mallinson's app Valuable Voices. The app, which was released in September 2016, "is poised to change how students and teachers think...

Posted: February 3, 2017, 12:32 PM

Of Note: Karsonya Wise Whitehead '09

Op-ed in the Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun op-ed by UMBC alum Karsonya Wise Whitehead (Ph.D, Language, Literacy & Culture - UMBC, 2009): "This is our first 100 days, too, and how we respond matters. If we want real...

Posted: February 2, 2017, 3:51 PM

Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs

Stipend: $67,500 per year, with health insurance coverage for the fellow, and up to $3,000 in professional development funds over the course of the fellowship Tenure: Two years; start date on...

Posted: February 2, 2017, 3:29 PM

Dr. Lisa Cella to Perform at Atlas Intersections Festival

Dr. Lisa Cella, Associate Department Chair and Professor of Flute, is slated to perform at the 2017 Atlas Intersections Festival on February 26, 2017.  The concert will feature her duo inHALE,...

Posted: February 2, 2017, 9:27 AM

UMBC professors comment on Trump’s first week in office

Following President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, several UMBC faculty weighed in on his first week in office and provided commentary and reaction to a range of domestic and foreign policy...

Posted: January 31, 2017, 11:03 PM