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LLC's Doaa Rashed and Romy Hübler Jones to represent UMBC

Global Conversation: Why UN Must Focus on Women's Leadership

Dr. Renetta Tull, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development, nominated LLC Doctoral Candidates Doaa Rashed and Romy Hübler Jones to represent UMBC at a “Global Conversation: Why the...

Posted: September 17, 2013, 12:35 PM

INDS Annual Meet & Greet!

Did you know there are nearly 200 INDS majors on campus, and many that are in the proposal process. Did you know that the INDS Department has a new director? Have you met Dr. Freeland yet?  Come...

Posted: September 16, 2013, 11:03 AM

Second Generation Scholarship Application

Scholarship Application

Statement of Purpose The purpose of the Second Generation Scholarship Award is to provide support to outstanding UMBC undergraduates who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of...

Posted: September 12, 2013, 1:20 PM

Do You Have Experience in Dream Weaver 8 & Word Press?

employment,web page, web page design,help wanted

The Dept. of Africana Studies is seeking a UMBC Student with experience in Macromedia Dream Weaver 8 and Word Press. If you have experience and are a UMBC student, this could be an opportunity for...

Posted: September 10, 2013, 11:50 AM

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