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Kimberly Patrick Recognized at UMBC Alumni Awards

Tonight, music alumna Kimberly Patrick (music technology '08), will be recognized for her professional achievements at UMBC's 2019 Alumni Awards.  Congratulations Kim, we are incredibly proud of...

Posted: October 2, 2019, 4:16 PM

Prof. Bennett pub. article on affirmative action in colleges

Examining affirm. action in context of 2003 SCOTUS ruling

This week, Prof. Pamela R. Bennett co-authored an article published in the Journal of Law and Social Policy (JLSP). The article, "How Affirmative Action Context Shapes Collegiate Outcomes at...

Posted: October 2, 2019, 3:43 PM

Join the Scholars Strategy Network!

Social Science Faculty, please consider joining the Scholars Strategy Network!   The Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) connects university-based researchers to journalists, policymakers, and...

Posted: October 2, 2019, 1:52 PM

Today! Steve Bradley artist talk - 2 Oct at noon at CADVC

Visual Arts Faculty Lecture Series continues!

Visual Arts Faculty Lecture Series presents  Steve Bradley  Today, Wednesday, Oct. 2nd at 12 noon at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture  Stephen Bradley is an...

Posted: October 2, 2019, 7:55 AM

New Date: Oct 3, 12pm - Jules Rosskam Artist Talk at CADVC

Spectrum 2019: Visual Arts Faculty Lecture Series continues

NEW DATE! Spectrum 2019: Visual Arts Faculty Lecture Series presents Jules Rosskam, Thursday, Oct 3, 12 pm at The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture Jules Rosskam is an award-winning...

Posted: September 30, 2019, 3:41 PM

Faculty, Students to Present at International Conference

New Chaucer Society Congress, July 2020 in Durham, England

English faculty Dr. Kate McKinley and two English students, Corbin Jones and Joe Smith, will be presenting papers at the New Chaucer Society Congress in Durham, England in July 2020. The New...

Posted: September 30, 2019, 2:21 PM

Reading & Book Signing with Dr. Dena Smith

Monday, October 14th @ 4pm. - AOK Library Gallery

Medicine Over Mind:  Mental Health Practice in the Biomedical Era Please join us for Dr. Dena Smith's reading and book signing on Monday, October 14th at 4 p.m. in the AOK Library Gallery...

Posted: September 30, 2019, 1:47 PM

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