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Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowships

Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowships ($10,000 each)

Dissertation Fellowship The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi annually awards ten Dissertation Fellowships of $10,000 each to active members who are doctoral candidates and are completing...

Posted: October 10, 2017, 11:47 AM

EHS Graduate Seminar 10/11/17

Disaster Recovery Doctrine; Origins, Strengths, Limitations

Disaster recovery doctrine; where it came from, why it’s good, and...what its limitations are. Speaker: Jennifer Grey LINK:...

Posted: October 10, 2017, 9:54 AM

MLLI Film Festival: Fear Eats the Soul

Wednesday, October 11, 7PM (Fine Arts 215)

As part of the MLLI Film Festival, the German Area of the Modern Languages Department presents Rainer Werner Fassbinder's landmark film "Fear Eats The Soul" about the unlikely love story of a...

Posted: October 10, 2017, 8:31 AM

Event: Grit-X Talks (Homecoming 2017)

Dr. Christine Mallinson, featured speaker.

Back by popular demand from our 50th Anniversary weekend, it’s Grit-X! Head to UMBC’s Black Box Theatre on Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, and be enlightened by some of the most...

Posted: October 9, 2017, 8:44 PM

Call for Chapter Abstracts: The​ ​FLOTUS​ ​Effect

The​ ​Politics​ ​of​ ​Michelle​ ​Obama

Call for Chapter Abstracts  The FLOTUS Effect: The Politics of Michelle Obama Though open about who she was and is, Michelle Obama, the former First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), was...

Posted: October 9, 2017, 11:55 AM

CFP: Our (Digital) Humanity

Storytelling, Media Organizing and Social Justice

As a conclusion to the Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative at Lehigh University, we will be hosting a remarkable conference April 20-22, 2018. Our (Digital) Humanity: Storytelling, Media...

Posted: October 6, 2017, 10:07 PM

CFA: Regional Institute on Strategic Nonviolent Action

Regional Institute on the Study and Practice of Strategic Nonviolent Action, Quito-Ecuador The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC), FLACSO-Ecuador, Pontificia Universidad Católica...

Posted: October 6, 2017, 10:04 PM

Event: Maryland Cultural Proficiency Conference

Morgan State University.

Maryland Cultural Proficiency Conference Realizing the Equity Agenda: Courage, Leadership, and Resilience October 24 – October 25, 2017 You are invited to join a diverse local and national...

Posted: October 6, 2017, 10:02 PM

PIZZA at Today's ASCOM Meeting!

Please come join us at noon today, Friday, October 6

Hey ASCOMers, It's that time of the week AGAIN. There's a meeting today! PIZZA WILL BE AT THE FRIDAY ASCOM MEETING ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~~.~.~.~.~. ASCOM Meeting Friday 10/6 Free...

Posted: October 6, 2017, 9:13 AM

Danrui Lu chosen for a charity award in Yangzhou, China

Danrui Lu received Yangzhou Charity Award

On September 6, 2017, Danrui Lu (PhD student of Public Policy, UMBC), received the award “Award for Outstanding Charitable Action” in the first Yangzhou Charity Award ceremony as announced by...

Posted: October 5, 2017, 4:07 PM