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Building Just Communities: Registration Closes Sept 30th

Volunteers Needed!

The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education invites to their 7th Annual Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education Conference. The conference titled Building Just...

Posted: September 20, 2015, 6:51 PM

Job Opportunity: Professor of Language and Education

Teachers College, Columbia University

Assistant/Associate Professor of Language and Education Teachers College, Columbia University Department of Arts and Humanities Applied linguistics and TESOL program Position: The Applied...

Posted: September 20, 2015, 6:28 PM

Welcome New ISC Members!

Welcome to Barbara Bourne, Symmes Gardner, Dr. Simon Stacey, Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano, and Priyanka Prasad! 

Posted: September 18, 2015, 3:23 PM

LLC Alumni Highlights: Dr. Isabel Moreno-Lopez

Promoted to Full Professor of Spanish - Goucher College

The Language, Literacy & Culture PhD Program is pleased to announce that Dr. Isabel Moreno-Lopez was promoted to Full Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Goucher College. Dr....

Posted: September 17, 2015, 4:29 PM

Job Opport. Tenure track positions in Applied Linguistics

Northern Arizona Universtity

Northern Arizona University has recently approved to open rank-tenure-track positions in applied linguistics. The English department is looking for scholars with expertise in the following areas:...

Posted: September 17, 2015, 10:35 AM

TOEFL Grants for Doctoral Research in SL or FL Assessment

Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment Applications for the TOEFL Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment will be...

Posted: September 17, 2015, 10:24 AM

Anne Brodsky Examines What Enables Women to Endure Adversity

Ranging from Baltimore to Afghanistan

When Anne E. Brodsky won a national award in February 2014 for contributions to the field of community psychology, it came as no surprise to her students and colleagues at UMBC. Brodsky is a...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 3:56 PM

Welcome Reception Sept. 17, 2015, Fine Arts bldg rm 559 4:pm

Department of Africana Studies

Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, and Friends of the Department of Africana Studies, To celebrate the beginning of another exciting year in AFST at UMBC, I invite you to attend the 2015 Welcome...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 1:55 PM

Kimberly Moffitt, AMST, Discusses #BlackLivesMatter on ABC2

Explains the growth of the movement compared to Civil Rights

As #BlackLivesMatter continues to grow on social media, ABC 2 TV in Baltimore recently hosted Kimberly Moffitt for a discussion to explain how the movement has spread and how it is different from...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 12:14 PM

John Rennie Short, PUBL, Writes in the Conversation

Explains the impact of wealth on immigration policy

In a new column in The Conversation, School of Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short revealed how immigrants can be treated differently based on wealth. Short wrote about how Canada’s...

Posted: September 14, 2015, 12:11 PM