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Textshop Experiments Issue 4 goes live

Edited by K.A. Wisniewski and Felix Burgos

We invite you to check the latest issue of Textshop Experiments "From Digital to Print", edited by K.A. Wisniewski and Felix Burgos. Please check out the Textshop 4 at...

Posted: February 8, 2018, 7:53 AM

Conference: Approaches to Discourse

Georgetown University Round Table (March 9-11)

Georgetown University Round Table 2018: Approaches to Discourse (March 9-11) - Registration is open   Discourse analysis, or the study of language in use or language “beyond the sentence,” has...

Posted: February 8, 2018, 7:36 AM

Bizet and the Rebel Bird

Author: Manuel Ayala Sapelli

Sapelli examines the harmonic nature of pieces sung by Carmen and Don Jose in Bizet's opera Carmen, concluding that audience sympathy with Don Jose's character via his music does not match up with...

Posted: February 7, 2018, 11:41 AM

White men may benefit most from Amazon's HQ2

Dillon Mahmoudi coauthors article for The Conversation

Bravo to Dillon for this great and timely piece in The Conversation, co-authored with Amy Bhatt from GWSS.

Posted: February 6, 2018, 8:57 PM

DACA and TPS Info Session

Copied from the Mosaic Center's post: https://my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/56109 "On Wednesday, January 10, 2017, The Chancellor for the University of Maryland System released a letter...

Posted: February 6, 2018, 3:28 PM

Retriever Essentials

Food for UMBC Students Facing Food Insufficiency

UMBC now has the Retriever Essentials Program, which provides free bags of non-perishable foods for students facing food insufficiency.  Visit retrieveressentials.umbc.edu for locations where you...

Posted: February 6, 2018, 11:58 AM

Communications + Events Associate Position

International Student Conferences (ISC) is accepting applications for its Communications + Events Associate position! This is a fantastic opportunity for individuals passionate about ISC's...

Posted: February 6, 2018, 11:14 AM

Congratulations to Dr. Constantine Vaporis!

CAHSS Research Fellow

Congratulations to former Asian Studies Program Director, Dr. Constantine Vaporis, on his being named a CAHSS Research Fellow for 2018-2019 to work on his project, "The Samurai: An Encyclopedia of...

Posted: February 6, 2018, 9:17 AM

Ali Tokay receives AMS Editor's Award

Dr. Ali Tokay, JCET-UMBC (Joint Center for Earth System Technology and a Department of Geography & Environmental Systems Affiliated Faculty Member) received the American Meteorological Society...

Posted: February 5, 2018, 9:42 PM

Volunteer opportunity in Baltimore city schools

UMBC's college access/readiness program, Path Before Me, is actively recruiting Spring volunteers.  We hope to have students placed in site schools by the end of February.  Volunteers will work in...

Posted: February 5, 2018, 3:00 PM