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Rebecca Boehling & Kate Brown win Berlin Prize fellowships

Rebecca Boehling and Kate Brown have won a coveted semester-long fellowship from The American Academy in Berlin. Boehling and Brown, both professors in UMBC’s history department, are two of just...

Posted: May 22, 2016, 4:37 PM

Congratulations to our LLC's May Graduates

Please join us in congratulating our spring graduates who received their Ph.D. diplomas during the Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, May 18th. Dr. Lori Edmonds, Dr. John Fritz, Dr. Anissa...

Posted: May 20, 2016, 12:34 PM

CFP: Global History of Black Girlhood Conference

March 17-18, 2017, University of Virginia

The Global History of Black Girlhood Conference will gather an interdisciplinary network of scholars to frame the emerging field of black girl history. The project grows out of the History of...

Posted: May 19, 2016, 3:22 PM

Job Offer: Full-time Humanities teacher - Maret School

Maret seeks to hire a full-time Humanities teacher for courses in our Upper School for the 2016 – 2017 school year. The job involves teaching four sections – a combination of core English courses...

Posted: May 19, 2016, 10:43 AM

SUMMER COURSE ANTH 211: CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: SESSION 1

EARN GEP Culture OR Social Science credits (3)

SUMMER 2016 ANTH 211: CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY GEP "Culture" OR "Social Science" (3 credits) Anthropology is both a theoretical and applied field involving the study of humanity in its...

Posted: May 18, 2016, 11:07 AM

SUMMER COURSE HAPP 100:Survey of US Health Care System

Learn how current events influence our healthcare system

An overview of the health system in the United States; the range of career opportunities available in the policy, planning and administrative fields; supportive activities required to maintain the...

Posted: May 17, 2016, 11:28 AM

Congratulations to Christine Osazuwa!

The Daily Record's 2016 "20 in their Twenties" Winner

The Daily Record's "20 in their Twenties" list for 2016 highlights the achievements for all emerging leaders in their fields. Christine Osazuwa, a 2011 graduate in Interdisciplinary Studies, was...

Posted: May 16, 2016, 9:40 AM

SUMMER COURSE SOCY 374: Drugs and Alcohol in Society

Course explores various substances referred to as "drugs"

Drugs and Alcohol in Society uses a sociological framework to explore implications of various substances conventionally referred to as “drugs.” Topics of discussion will include the history of...

Posted: May 16, 2016, 9:11 AM