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Department of Africana Studies

Department of Africana Studies Fine Arts Building – Rm 535 South Job Announcement   Job Summary: Individual will perform a wide variety of responsible office support and administrative...

Posted: August 26, 2015, 12:29 PM

Welcome Back!

On behalf of the INDS Department, we would like to welcome all freshmen, transfer, graduate, and returning students as well as faculty/staff/employees back to UMBC! We hope you all enjoyed your...

Posted: August 26, 2015, 11:23 AM

Survey of Student Political Attitudes

Hello Everyone! Dr. Lee Williams and Mandi Bailey are conducting research relating to student political attitudes. They randomly selected more than 200 colleges and universities of varied size...

Posted: August 24, 2015, 9:57 PM

Steph Ceraso, English, Receives 2015 Richard Ohmann Award

An annual award for Outstanding Article in College English

Steph Ceraso, an assistant professor of English, has been selected for the 2015 Richard Ohmann Outstanding Article in College English Award. The annual award is presented by the National Council...

Posted: August 24, 2015, 1:07 PM

LLC Representatives Needed for GSA Senate and LLC GSO

An invitation for new and current LLC students!

Two LLC Representatives Needed for the UMBC Graduate Student Association (GSA) Senate and officers needed for the LLC Graduate Student Organization (GSO) GSA - Senate UMBC's Graduate...

Posted: August 20, 2015, 5:04 PM

Steve Sharkey selected for BizJournal 40 Under 40

Public Policy alumni Steve Sharkey (MPP, '06) was selected as one of the Baltimore Business Journal's "40 Under 40" for 2015. Steve is director of the Baltimore City Department of General...

Posted: August 20, 2015, 2:40 PM

LLC Announces its New Director

The Language, Literacy & Culture Doctoral Program is pleased to announce that Professor Cedric Herring will be its next Director beginning August 23, 2015. Prior to coming to UMBC last year,...

Posted: August 20, 2015, 10:37 AM

Andrew Miller, GES, Highlights UMBC's Environmental Activism

Highlights UMBC's role in the Urban Water Innovation Network

UMBC is a founding member and partner of a new consortium of 14 institutions to develop strategies to keep urban water systems healthy and address challenges that threaten them both nationally and...

Posted: August 18, 2015, 12:19 PM

Manil Suri, Mathematics, Writes New York Times Op-ed

About abortion policy in India

Mathematics Professor and New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer Manil Suri recently published his latest op-ed about abortion politics and legislation in India. In his column, Suri reacted to...

Posted: August 18, 2015, 12:17 PM

Orianne Smith, English, Wins Inaugural Book Award

British Association of Romantic Studies First Book Prize

Orianne Smith, associate professor and chair of English, has won the prestigious biennial First Book Prize from the British Association of Romantic Studies (BARS). Smith’s book Romantic Women...

Posted: August 18, 2015, 12:16 PM