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SOCY Majors: Important updates for SOCY 300 & SOCY 301

Pre-requisites, course permissions, & registration

Dear SOCY Majors,   On behalf of the Undergraduate Program in Sociology, we are writing to update you on what to expect regarding SOCY 300 and SOCY 301.    In order to enroll in SOCY...

Posted: November 8, 2017, 1:58 PM

REMINDER: End of Semester Celebration

Wednesday, December 13th 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Please join the faculty and staff in the Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy department as we celebrate our Fall 2017 graduates!   Wednesday, December 13th 4:30 - 5:30...

Posted: November 7, 2017, 4:18 PM

Richard DeShay Elliott

American Studies and Political Science, minor in History

“It’s Just A Jump To The Right: How The Tea Party Has Affected Conservative Discourse.” In this study, a cultural and linguistic approach was used to analyze the effect that speeches by members...

Posted: November 7, 2017, 2:53 PM

WINTER COURSE: POLI 409-Russian Politics Propaganda

Time to figure out what all this Russia stuff is about?

If the 2016 election wasn’t enough reason, consider these: It is the largest in the world. It has more natural gas than any other country on Earth. It has one of the greatest militaries in the...

Posted: November 7, 2017, 1:36 PM

Classifying Hurricanes

Samantha Durbin, class of 2017, environmental science, discusses issues with how hurricanes are categorized in this Capital Weather Gang article for The Washington Post.

Posted: November 7, 2017, 8:51 AM

REMINDER: Mid-tenure Reviews: Dr. Anson and Dr. Blake

Input needed from POLI students

This year, two Political Science assistant professors—Dr. Ian Anson and Dr. William Blake—are scheduled for their mid-tenure reviews. The faculty have tasked two, two-person student committees to...

Posted: November 6, 2017, 1:14 PM

Twelfth Night, directed by Eve Muson

Thursday, Nov 9 – Sunday, Nov 19 Proscenium Theatre

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Directed by Eve Muson Thursday, November 9 – Sunday, November 19 Proscenium Theatre Performing Arts and Humanities Building The UMBC Department of...

Posted: November 5, 2017, 11:59 AM

Film Review written by Laura Mateczun (PhD) published

J of Health and Human Experience publishes Laura's review

The Journal of Health and Human Experience just published a film review she wrote on Hidden Figures, in which she stress the important role of women of color in STEM. Please find the article...

Posted: November 3, 2017, 2:41 PM

New Course for Spring 2018!

MLL 330: Modern China and the Environment

Dr. Tong is offering a class this coming spring that looks extremely interesting! The official title is "Modern China: Culture, Society and the Environment,"  and it will cover issues that are...

Posted: November 3, 2017, 11:53 AM

$tart $mart: A Salary Negotiation Workshop

Nov 6th @noon in the Women's Center

You've probably heard about the wage gap. You know, the part where men and women often get paid differently for doing the same job? The gap is even bigger for people of color and people with...

Posted: November 2, 2017, 3:13 PM