News

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

Campus Actions Regarding Temporary Ban

Campus Actions Regarding Temporary Ban

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, On Friday, January 27, President Trump issued an executive order imposing a 90-day ban on citizens of seven countries entering the U.S. These seven...

Posted: January 30, 2017, 12:29 PM

African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities

AADHum Digital Incubator Series (Spring 2017)

The AADHum Initiative is pleased to announce the first sequence, Race, Space, and Place, which explores themes of African American labor, migration, and artistic expression, through a series of...

Posted: January 27, 2017, 11:16 AM

Opportunities for Baltimore-area researchers

The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute is hosting several upcoming events for Baltimore area researchers. Please see details below.  Baltimore Researchers Colloquium Tuesday, February 28, 2017...

Posted: January 26, 2017, 9:08 PM

Whitney Schwab, Philosophy, wins NEH grant

This story, written by Max Cole, was originally published here.  The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced funding for highly competitive grants in 43 states around...

Posted: January 20, 2017, 9:42 PM