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Attention Students - Two Career Opportunities

Jobs and Career Opportunities Information

1.  U.S. Career Forum Students with some degree of both Japanese and English language abilities are invited to come speak and interview with hiring companies from all over the country for...

Posted: March 1, 2019, 11:09 AM

AMST 680 in Summer 2019 session: Baltimore Field School

Documenting Stories of Migration and Resettlement

This 4 week course (May 28 to June 21, 2019) represents a collaboration between the American Folklife Center and the Library of Congress and UMBC's Department of American Studies. Structured...

Posted: March 1, 2019, 11:00 AM

Seeking Undergraduate Research Assistants

Apply by April 21st!

Dr. Helena Mentis and Dr. Andrea Kleinsmith in the Department of Information Systems are looking for motivated undergraduate students interested in research opportunities over the summer.  The...

Posted: February 27, 2019, 1:13 PM

Social Science Forum Lecture, Thursday, February 28, 4 p.m.

Sex-Selective Abortion in India:

"Sex-Selective Abortion in India: Victims, Villains and Other Ways of Seeing the World" Guest Speaker:  Utpal Sandesara   University of Pennsylvania Over the past 30 years,...

Posted: February 27, 2019, 10:44 AM

HAPP Interns of Interest!

Spotlight: Jessica Linus

“My journey is far from over!” – Jessica Linus Please see the attached document to learn more about Jessica's internship experience!

Posted: February 27, 2019, 9:17 AM

HAPP Interns of Interest!

Spotlight: Inaya Wahid

“It’s so cool!” – Inaya Wahid Please see the attached document to learn more about Inaya's internship experience!

Posted: February 27, 2019, 9:12 AM

Becoming Survivor by Alexia Petasis

Understanding Human Trafficking Through Dance

 In recognition of Women's History Month, Alexia Petasis will be performing "Becoming Survivor" in order to deepen our understanding of human trafficking in the United States through empathy and...

Posted: February 26, 2019, 1:09 PM

Congratulations to Asian Studies Alum Julian Tash!!

Julian is a semi-finalist for a Fullbright fellowship

Julian is a semi-finalist for a Fulbright fellowship for graduate study in Taiwan, at National Chengchi University. He is also a finalist for the Blakemore Fellowship which would allow him...

Posted: February 26, 2019, 11:14 AM

Sex-Selective Abortion in India

Social Science Forum lecture - February 28th

Over the past 30 years, selective abortion of female fetuses has become a disturbingly routine form of family planning in India, with expert estimates of the total exceeding half a million....

Posted: February 26, 2019, 9:18 AM

Econ/Publ seminar tmrw: Social Sciences as a Contact Sport

Featuring Profs. LaNoue, Brennan, & Policy Fellow Henderson

"Social Sciences as a Contact Sport" An Economics and Public Policy Research Seminar Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Public Policy : 367 George R. La Noue, Professor...

Posted: February 25, 2019, 1:34 PM