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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

Gathering Mid-term Feedback from Students

Request a FDC CATALyst or administer your own feedback!

Want to know how your class is going? Ask your students. Embedded below is a short tip-sheet on the advantages and process of gathering feedback from students at mid-term (or earlier) so you...

Posted: September 24, 2019, 9:50 AM

Upcoming Events - Study Abroad - Asia

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Dear Students, We want to make you are aware of these upcoming opportunities to learn more about studying abroad in Asia. NOV 6 Affordable Study Abroad Options in Asia or Study...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 3:16 PM

Read New Essays from Earl Brooks and Keegan Cook Finberg

English faculty members Earl Brooks and Keegan Cook Finberg have recently published new essays. Follow the links below to read their work! Earl Brooks published "Charles Mingus, Rotary...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 11:01 AM

Cathy Cook faculty artist talk - Today at noon at CADVC!

Cranes in Motion: multimedia art about migration patterns!

Today at noon at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture The Spectrum 2019: Visual Arts Faculty Lecture Series continues, featuring Cathy Cook, Monday, Sept. 23rd, 12 pm (pictured:...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 10:28 AM

Deadly Delusions: Fake News & Terrorism

Dr. Barry Mauer discusses his research on September 24th

Dr. Barry Mauer, Associate Professor of English and on the faculty of the Texts and Technology Doctoral Program at the University of Central Florida, studies how fake news and inflammatory...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 9:34 AM

Reminder from Retriever Essentials

Today, 9/23/19 at Noon in the Game Room

Join us today, during the free hour (12pm to 1 pm) for Retriever Essentials Kickoff Event: a fun and educational update on our successes of the past years and our current updates and goals for...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 9:23 AM

Jules Rosskam's "Paternal Rites" Screens Wednesday, 9/25

Film screening - 7 pm - Fine Arts, 221

“... director Jules Rosskam has crafted one of the most moving documentaries seen in quite some time ... An essay film par excellence ... PATERNAL RITES fully transcends the world of documentary...

Posted: September 20, 2019, 3:19 PM

English Faculty Lia Purpura Reading at Enoch Pratt Library

September 26, 6:30 PM, Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore

On Thursday September 26, UMBC English faculty Lia Purpura will be reading at Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, 6:30 PM. Come and hear selections from her new book, All the Fierce Tethers!...

Posted: September 20, 2019, 1:04 PM