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State of the Black World Conference IV -November 16-20, 2016

Pre-Registration is Open

In 2012 the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) convened State of the Black World Conference III (SOBWC III) at Howard University in Washington, D.C.,focused on the Theme – State of...

Posted: January 15, 2016, 10:13 AM

Amy Bhatt in Seattle Magazine on South Asian tech workforce

A feature published in the December 2015 edition of Seattle Magazine examines how Seattle’s South Asian population is becoming more visible in the philanthropic community. Amy Bhatt, an assistant...

Posted: January 14, 2016, 4:02 PM

Kate Drabinski discusses minority votes in the Sun

Black Girls Vote, a nonprofit organization designed to boost voter turnout in Baltimore, was recently featured in the Baltimore Sun. In the article, Kate Drabinski, a lecturer of gender and...

Posted: January 14, 2016, 3:55 PM

F. Chris Curran named Emerging Education Policy Scholar

F. Chris Curran, an assistant professor in UMBC’s School of Public Policy, has been named an Emerging Education Policy Scholar for 2015-16 by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the American...

Posted: January 14, 2016, 3:51 PM

ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs

Rachel Brubaker, Assistant Director of the Dresher Center for Grants and Program Development, will be happy to speak with any students who expect to finish their doctoral work in the spring and...

Posted: January 11, 2016, 10:55 AM

Candidacy - A poem by LLC student David Balosa (Cohort 14)

David Balosa has shared with us a poem which is a reflection on achieving candidacy. Candidacy (poem) My mentors—on diversity for human dignity, I honor you! My friends—in unity and fraternity,...

Posted: January 9, 2016, 8:52 PM

Spring Course: 20th Century Black Literature

AFST/ENGL 261

There are still seats available in AFST/ENGL 261: 20th Century Black Lit, a comparative approach to African and African American literatures. Register now for Spring 2016!

Posted: January 4, 2016, 5:43 PM

Congratulations Drs. DeVos and Ellerbe!

Our sincere congratulations to Andrew DeVos and Jermaine Ellerbe who received their PhD diplomas during the graduation and hooding ceremony last December. This is a photo of Dr. Ellerbe with his...

Posted: January 4, 2016, 11:50 AM