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Talk by Emeritus Professor Fred L. Pincus

Reading from his new memoir on November 21st

Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology and still active as an LLC Affiliate Faculty member, will read from his forthcoming memoir, Confessions of a Radical Sociologist, on Thursday,...

Posted: September 30, 2019, 10:05 AM

Conference on Race/Sports/Media at UMD-College Park

Call for Papers -- Deadline January 30, 2020

The University of Maryland, College Park is hosting an all-day conference on May 8, 2020 on race/sports/media. It is sponsored by ESPN's The Undefeated and UMD's Philip Merrill College of...

Posted: September 30, 2019, 9:44 AM

2019 Banned Books Week Discussion: October 9, AOK Library

Illuminating the Tradition of Banning and Contesting Books

Each year, Banned Books Week aims at celebrating our freedom to read and to engage with the wealth of information--some considered taboo or transgressive--that diversifies our perspectives and...

Posted: September 27, 2019, 1:52 PM

ATTENTION: If the elevator is still out in Fine Arts South,

Pleast take the North elevator to the 4th floor, walk around

to the South side and walk up one flight of stairs to FA 558 South for the ASCOM meeting at noon today (9/27) with FREE pizza. You can also use the stairs on the South side of Fine Arts.

Posted: September 27, 2019, 10:32 AM

Attention Asian Studies Students!

FREE Asian Studies T-Shirts

If you haven't received an Asian Studies t-shirt in past semesters, please contact Julie Rosenthal, julier@umbc.edu, to set up a time to stop by and pick up your t-shirt.

Posted: September 26, 2019, 1:37 PM

INDS Alum at UMBC Major Event's Kick-Off

Successful entrepreneur visits campus

Come meet Markus Proctor, 2016 INDS graduate with a degree in "Technology Entrepreneurship and Organization Management", at the kick-off event to the Major Event. The kick-off will be held on...

Posted: September 26, 2019, 10:57 AM

FREE PIZZA - 9/27 Asian Studies Council of Majors "ASCOM"

Noon until 1 p.m. - Fine Arts Room 558 South

UMBC Asian Studies Council of Majors (ASCOM) will participate in a video exchange collaboration with Whoval, a famous denim manufacturer located in Kurashiki, in Okayama prefecture in Japan. This...

Posted: September 25, 2019, 9:35 AM

TOMORROW: Tanya Olson Reading at Central Library

Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 PM

Tanya Olson will be reading poetry, including selections from her 2019 book Stay, at the Central Library Creative Arts Center on Wednesday, September 25. The "Poetry & Conversation" event...

Posted: September 24, 2019, 2:10 PM

2020 Clobal Conference on Women and Gender

CFP - submissions due October 1st

This interdisciplinary conference brings together participants from all academic fields to engage in wide-ranging conversations on gender and politics around the world. The conference will...

Posted: September 24, 2019, 10:50 AM