News – College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Come to GEARS Conference on March 27th

and Listen to CAHSS Panels with an LLC student and alumna

Attend the GEARS conference on Wednesday, March 27 and hear from CAHSS graduate students, including two people from LLC. CAHSS will have two student panels. The first, from 10am-12pm, will...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 12:31 PM

Funding Opportunities

for Social Science Faculty & Graduate Students

Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 12:05 PM

National Communication Association (NCA)

Annual Convention in Baltimore - November 14 to 17, 2019

The National Communication Association is hosting its 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore in November. The theme is "Communication for Survival" and is designed to help inspire us to think about...

Posted: March 14, 2019, 10:02 AM

Call for new Faculty Learning Community (FLC) topics

Do you have a teaching and learning topic idea for a FLC?

"Academic culture is a curious and conflicted thing. On the one hand, it holds out the allure and occasionally the reality of being a 'community of scholars.' On the other hand, it is a...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 2:56 PM

Dean Scott Casper continues UMBC’s strong partnership

Dean Scott Casper continues UMBC’s strong partnership with Maryland Humanities and the Greater Baltimore Alliance as a new board member

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:49 PM

Fulbright Semifinalist

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, is now more than 70 years old. In that time, the distinguished program has selected nearly 400,000 college seniors...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:46 PM

UMBC students co-create 1st U.S. conference for Black women

The Sadie Collective is made up of undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students from across the country, including student leaders from UMBC. Along with Opoku-Agyeman, the group...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:40 PM

UMBC’s Jonathan Singer supports South Korean science teacher

UMBC’s education department has built strong, lasting partnerships across Maryland’s public school districts, from Baltimore County and Baltimore City to Howard County and Anne Arundel County....

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:36 PM

Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alum

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Olusayo Adeleye, UMBC Economics students, co-create 1st U.S. conference for Black women economists. ChrisCurran, public policy, published new research that suggests...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:06 PM

Grand Challenge Scholars Program

Calling All Undergraduate Social Scientists!

UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program is designed for students from all majors who are interested in solving important societal problems. The program fosters a vibrant interdisciplinary...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 11:50 AM