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Kate Drabinski discusses minority votes in the Sun

Black Girls Vote, a nonprofit organization designed to boost voter turnout in Baltimore, was recently featured in the Baltimore Sun. In the article, Kate Drabinski, a lecturer of gender and...

Posted: January 14, 2016, 3:55 PM

F. Chris Curran named Emerging Education Policy Scholar

F. Chris Curran, an assistant professor in UMBC’s School of Public Policy, has been named an Emerging Education Policy Scholar for 2015-16 by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the American...

Posted: January 14, 2016, 3:51 PM

Leslie Morgan, SOCY/ANTH, receives distinguished AGHE Award

Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Recognition Award

Dr. Leslie Morgan, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Co-Director of Gerontology Doctoral Program will receive the Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Recognition at the...

Posted: January 13, 2016, 10:33 AM

Leslie Morgan, Dept. of SOCY/ANTH keynote speaker for OAGE

2016 Ohio Association of Gerontology & Education Conference

Dr. Leslie Morgan, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Co-Director of Gerontology Doctoral Program, will give the keynote address at the 2016 Ohio Association of Gerontology and...

Posted: January 11, 2016, 1:39 PM

ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs

Rachel Brubaker, Assistant Director of the Dresher Center for Grants and Program Development, will be happy to speak with any students who expect to finish their doctoral work in the spring and...

Posted: January 11, 2016, 10:55 AM

Candidacy - A poem by LLC student David Balosa (Cohort 14)

David Balosa has shared with us a poem which is a reflection on achieving candidacy. Candidacy (poem) My mentors—on diversity for human dignity, I honor you! My friends—in unity and fraternity,...

Posted: January 9, 2016, 8:52 PM

Open House and Chinese New Year Celebration - Noon FA 558

Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 - Students/Faculty join us for lunch

Our Welcome Back event has been moved to February 8 so we can have a combined Welcome Back/Open House event and Chinese New Year celebration. We're looking forward to seeing everyone. We need a...

Posted: January 6, 2016, 4:43 PM

Spring Course: 20th Century Black Literature

AFST/ENGL 261

There are still seats available in AFST/ENGL 261: 20th Century Black Lit, a comparative approach to African and African American literatures. Register now for Spring 2016!

Posted: January 4, 2016, 5:43 PM