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CFP: Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP 20

Deadline EXTENDED

In response to a number of requests for extensions, the abstract submission deadline has been extended until Sunday, 16 February 2014 4th International conference Applied Linguistics and...

Posted: February 3, 2014, 9:46 AM

Language Issues SIG Dissertation Award 2014

The Comparative International Education Society (CIES) Language Issues (LI) Special Interest Group (SIG) is pleased to announce its 2014 Dissertation Award!  The award is open to dissertations...

Posted: February 3, 2014, 9:43 AM

Maurice Berger Black Performers, Fading From Frame & Memory

New York Times Blog Weems’s “Slow Fade to Black”

The harder you look at Carrie Mae Weems’s “Slow Fade to Black” — blurred, soft-focus images of mid-20th century stars like Marian Anderson, Dorothy Dandridge, Billie Holiday and Eartha Kitt — the...

Posted: February 2, 2014, 5:50 PM

Congratulations to INDS Students with Academic Honors!

Congratulations to those INDS students who received academic honors for the Fall 2013 semester! Semester Academic Honors - earned at least a 3.5 Dean's List - earned at least a 3.75...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 4:31 PM

AMST Profs. King and Stefano in the City Paper

Robert Williams brings African culture to Hollins Market

Robert Williams is standing on the corner of Hollins Street and South Arlington Avenue, outside Umiri Siki, or “New Day” Gallery, which he runs. African masks and sculptures and African-American...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 4:14 PM

Alumni House Looking for Student Help!

UMBC's Alumni House is looking for TEN students to work as Phonathon Assistants! Easy pay, evening hours on campus, contacting alums of UMBC soliciting financial support. And as INDS majors, you...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 1:07 PM

INDS student Samantha Hawkins was crowned Miss Baltimore!

We are proud to announce that INDS senior Samantha Hawkins was crowned Miss Baltimore! As Miss Baltimore, Samantha serves as a positive role model for youth and an ambassador for the Children's...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 11:36 AM

CFP: Diversity Challenge at Boston College 2014

Racial or Ethnic Discrimination Across the Lifespan

October 24-25, 2014 Submission deadline: April 19, 2014 The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC) is pleased to present the 14th annual Diversity Challenge: Racial or...

Posted: January 28, 2014, 12:18 PM

CFP: Collaboration and Innovation Across the Food System

U of Vermont, Jun 18-22, 2014. Deadline: Feb 1

This year’s ASFS/AFHVS Annual meeting and Conference invites dialogue about the importance of collaboration and innovation across the food system. Such dialogue can occur at many levels: across...

Posted: January 26, 2014, 4:12 PM