News

Job Posting: Asst. Prof. Labor Relations

Cornell University ILR School

Assistant or Associate Professor Labor Relations and Collective Representation The ILR School at Cornell University invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at either the...

Posted: September 10, 2013, 10:57 AM

Job Posting: Labor Notes

New York Office

Labor Notes is accepting applications for two positions as we expand staff in our New York office. We are looking for people with experience in the labor movement and demonstrated capacities as...

Posted: September 10, 2013, 10:56 AM

The Igbo Intellectual Tradition - Edited by Dr. Gloria Chuku

Africana Studies, African History,Cultural History,History

The Igbo Intellectual Tradition Creative Conflict in African and African Diasporic Thought Edited By Gloria Chuku Palgrave Macmillan, August 2013 ISBN: 978-1-137-31128-3, ISBN10:...

Posted: September 10, 2013, 10:21 AM

CFP: Communicating science visually in the digital age

Special issue of Science Communication

Call for papers for a special issue of Science Communication: Linking Theory and Practice The recent advent of new communication and representation tools and technologies has created a myriad of...

Posted: September 9, 2013, 11:52 AM

Dept. of Africana Studies Fall 2013 New Course! AFST 390

Register for AFST 390: Thursdays 7:10PM - 9:40PM

Register for AFST 390: Thursdays 7:10PM - 9:40PM Can we end racial disparities in health care? This new AFST course examines the relationship between the American health care system and Blacks....

Posted: September 4, 2013, 2:22 PM

Imagining America: Calling Publicly Engaged Grad Students

2013 National Conference: A Call to Action, Oct. 4-6

Thanks to the support of Provost Rous, UMBC is joining Imagining America, a consortium that encourages and promotes scholarship in the arts and humanities and asks its members to translate this...

Posted: September 4, 2013, 1:03 PM

Job Posting: New After-School Partnership

FOUR paid fellowships

UMBC STEM Initiative (USI) is an out-of-school time program for 1st through 4th graders.  It was created with two things in mind: students’ academic and personal growth. Academic: While USI...

Posted: September 4, 2013, 12:58 PM

Lindsay Loeper on the history of UMBC's Free Hour

I believe understanding our shared history enables and empowers us to work together to build the UMBC of our hopes. “In the Archives” is my series highlighting the ways people have co-created this...

Posted: September 3, 2013, 3:05 PM

Represent UMBC ad the Student Conference on US Affairs

Application Deadline: Sep. 20

The Political Science Department is currently looking for two students to represent UMBC at the Student Conference on US Affairs. This annual four-day conference takes place at West Point October...

Posted: September 3, 2013, 12:32 PM