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Prof. Emeritus La Noue's new article in Law & Liberty

Discusses bias response teams and civic debate on campuses

Public Policy Professor Emeritus George La Noue recently published an article in Law & Liberty titled "Bias Response Teams Silence Civic Debate." Tapping into themes from his new book...

Posted: March 9, 2020, 2:26 PM

Publ. student & team win NASPAA-Batten competition

Rudy de Leon Dinglas's team first in policy sim. competition

Rudy de Leon Dinglas, Public Policy student (pictured 2nd from right), participated in the annual NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition held at George Mason University this weekend. ...

Posted: March 9, 2020, 11:32 AM

Seven UMBC Writing Tutors Presenting at Regional Conference

Writing Center Director Elaine MacDougall Also Presenting

Seven UMBC writing tutors will be presenting at the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference, held this weekend at Towson University. Elaine MacDougall, director of the UMBC...

Posted: March 7, 2020, 3:27 PM

TEDxUMBC 2020

Speaker Applications are open!

We're so excited to announce that the speaker application for TEDxUMBC 2020 is now open! Our theme this year is Unmasking Uncertainty. It's intentionally broad, because we're open to hearing...

Posted: March 6, 2020, 10:53 AM

TEDxUMBC 2020

Organizing Committee Applications Open!

If you want to be a part of the team that's making TEDxUMBC 2020 happen, please apply to be a part of the organizing committee. They are currently looking for: Design coordinator: We're...

Posted: March 6, 2020, 10:51 AM

NSF COVID-19 Information

NSF has issued a Dear Colleague Letter in response to the COVID-19 virus which can be found at: Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  Additionally they have...

Posted: March 6, 2020, 10:23 AM

Don't sleep on The Museum of the Old Colony!

Learn Puerto Rican colonial history thru cultural artifacts

Did you know that in the middle of the 20th century, Puerto Rico was one of the primary manufacturers of women’s foundation garments sold in the US?  There’s so much history about Puerto Rico to...

Posted: March 5, 2020, 10:38 AM

Lecture on Climate Change and Asia TOMORROW!

March 5, 4:00 p.m., Commons 329

Dear Asian Studies Students, Do not miss this unique opportunity!  Tomorrow,  Dr. Jahiel, professor of Environmental and International Studies at Illinois Wesleyan University, will be joining...

Posted: March 4, 2020, 1:28 PM

Advising for Fall 2020

Sign up for advising appointments with Dr. Oyen now!

Fall advising appointments begin next week (for those with general questions) and continue in full-force after Spring Break.  The course schedule for fall will be released on Monday, March 23....

Posted: March 4, 2020, 1:17 PM