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Congratulations to our new Doctoral Candiadates

Ceremony November 7, 2017

We want to congratulate the LLC students who recently obtained their doctoral candidacy. These students were recognized yesterday in the ceremony offered by the UMBC graduate school. These are...

Posted: November 8, 2017, 4:36 PM

Internships - The Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.

Internships for Spring 2018

The Japan-America Society of Washington DC is looking for spring interns that can start from January 2018. The Society is a cross-cultural nonprofit based in DC that puts on programming...

Posted: November 8, 2017, 4:25 PM

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