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Call for new Faculty Learning Community (FLC) topics

Do you have a teaching and learning topic idea for a FLC?

"Academic culture is a curious and conflicted thing.  On the one hand, it holds out the allure and occasionally the reality of being a 'community of scholars.' On the other hand, it is a...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 2:56 PM

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Fulbright Semifinalist

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, is now more than 70 years old. In that time, the distinguished program has selected nearly 400,000 college seniors...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:46 PM

Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alum

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Olusayo Adeleye, UMBC Economics students, co-create 1st U.S. conference for Black women economists. ChrisCurran, public policy, published new research that suggests...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 12:06 PM

Grand Challenge Scholars Program

Calling All Undergraduate Social Scientists!

UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program is designed for students from all majors who are interested in solving important societal problems. The program fosters a vibrant interdisciplinary...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 11:50 AM

Education Department Scholarships NOW OPEN

Applications Due: Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Teacher Education Scholarship Program Application due Wednesday, May 1, 2019 The UMBC Education Department offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Early...

Posted: March 13, 2019, 11:24 AM

Online Summer Class: Politics of Climate Change

You've heard about the storms, droughts, floods and forest fires. Climate change is here, and so is Dr. Grodsky's 'Politics of Climate Change' (POLI 309 - Summer Session I).  In this course,...

Posted: March 12, 2019, 11:04 AM

Popular Culture Assn & American Culture Assn in the South

September Conference CFP

The Popular Culture Association in the South and the American Culture Association in the South, along with publishing the journals Studies in Popular Culture and Studies in American Culture, meet...

Posted: March 12, 2019, 8:52 AM