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GLBL 409 - Special Topics in Global Studies - Geopolitics

NEW 400 level course - can be used as POLI credit

GLBL 409 - Special Topics in Global Studies - Geopolitics Dr. John Short (PUBL) Wednesday, 4:30-7:00 Lecture 3 credits Grading:  regular, no pass/fail Cap:  20; Waitlist:  3...

Posted: January 15, 2014, 12:15 PM

Black Egypt in the World Imagination - Anthony T. Browder

AFST 340 MONDAY 4:30PM - 7:00PM (NEW COURSE)

Anthony T. Browder  is  an author, publisher, cultural historian, artist, and an educational consultant. He is a graduate of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts and has lectured extensively...

Posted: January 15, 2014, 10:30 AM

LLC at World Affairs Council

March 2013

LLC group With Pres H. at the World Affairs Council event in March! (Also Esther Benjamin, director of Global Ops at Peace Corps)

Posted: January 13, 2014, 11:52 AM

CFP: Predicate at Georgetown University

Georgetown University’s English Graduate Student Association would like to invite graduate students to consider submitting to our annual interdisciplinary humanities journal, Predicate. The theme...

Posted: January 9, 2014, 8:02 PM

AFST Majors & Minors: PAID Spring Internships Available

AFST MAJORS & MINORS

AFST Majors and Minors: PAID Spring Internships Available with MD Legislators Maryland state legislators and state legislative candidates continue to contact POLI and AFST staff...

Posted: January 9, 2014, 2:49 PM

Call for Proposals: American Society for Theatre Research

November 20-23, 2014, Baltimore

What performs? What might our discipline gain from decentering the human as theatre’s actor, author, and agent? What else performs? How does placing non-humans center stage expand our...

Posted: January 5, 2014, 5:17 PM

CFP: Buffy to Batgirl

Women and Gender in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Comics

Interdisciplinary conference being held this May on the Camden campus of Rutgers University - "Buffy to Batgirl: Women and Gender in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Comics." We invite paper or...

Posted: December 23, 2013, 11:10 AM

Reminder: TOEFL Grants and Awards

This is a reminder that the deadline for applications for TOEFL Grants and Awards is February 15th, 2014.  Awards are available in a variety of categories and provide funding for activities,...

Posted: December 23, 2013, 11:03 AM

Heidi Faust elected to the TESOL International Association

Nominating Committee and Interest Section Chair Elect

Heidi Faust (LLC Cohort 13) elected to the Nominating Committee and as Interest Section Chair Elect in the TESOL International Association effective January 2014.  In this fall's TESOL...

Posted: December 18, 2013, 12:47 PM

Job Announcement: GA with GSA

Project & Database Management

GSA annually funds more than 300 UMBC graduate students’ research and travel with an average of $140,000 expended. This graduate assistantship is the project manager for GSA Research & Travel...

Posted: December 13, 2013, 3:03 PM