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NEW Graduate Student Positions

Deadline to apply: June 24, 2015

Hiring Graduate Students for Summer 2015   A new, interdisciplinary research project offers a total of 5 positions to graduate students from multiple disciplines who exhibit the right...

Posted: June 10, 2015, 3:46 PM

Dr. Kate Writes About The Wire

It has been 13 years since The Wire first aired on television, and Baltimore City Paper pulled together writers to reflect on what the show has meant to and for the city. Check out Dr. Kate's...

Posted: June 10, 2015, 1:51 PM

CFP: Culture, Language & Social Practice (CLASP) Conference

Abstracts Due: June 30th, 2015.

CLASP IV Conference October 2-4, 2015 University of Colorado, Boulder The program in Culture, Language and Social Practice (CLASP) at the University of Colorado at Boulder is pleased to invite...

Posted: June 10, 2015, 11:25 AM

CFP: 2nd Annual Culturally Responsive Teaching Conference

Proposal Deadline Extended (June 30)

Conference Theme: CRT Nuts & Bolts: The Scope and Definition of CRT “CRT teaches to and through the strengths of the students” -Geneva Gay At the Community College of Baltimore County...

Posted: June 5, 2015, 12:36 PM

CFP: Turning Your Conference Paper Into A Publication

Popular CultureAmerican Culture Association Writers Workshop

Professional Development Writers Workshop November 5th-November 8th 2015 Drexel University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Guest Editor: Elwood D. Watson, East Tennessee State University...

Posted: June 5, 2015, 12:28 PM

HAPP 398 – Health, Environment and Armed Conflict

New summer course with no prerequisite

This class explores the interrelationship between health, the natural environment and armed conflict. Using specific case studies, this course will explore the connections between environment,...

Posted: June 2, 2015, 3:52 PM

Baltimore Matters! (Updated June 1)

UMBC CAHSS faculty react to recent events in Baltimore

In light of the recent events in Baltimore, many UMBC CAHSS faculty members have shared their perspectives and offered contextual understandings.  The following is a list of articles to which UMBC...

Posted: June 1, 2015, 12:56 PM

CAHSS Faculty Research Awards and Fellowships Announced

2015-2016 awards, announced on May 27

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences has announced its faculty research fellowships for the summer and upcoming academic year. The complete list can be found below. CAHSS Research...

Posted: June 1, 2015, 12:43 PM

Shari Waldstein, Psych, Named Lipitz Professor for 2015-2016

Recognized for innovative and distinguished teaching at UMBC

Shari Waldstein, professor of psychology, has been named the Lipitz Professor for 2015-2016. This professorship is supported by an endowment created by Roger C. Lipitz and the Lipitz Family...

Posted: June 1, 2015, 12:42 PM

Eric Dyer, Visual Arts, Wins Baker Artist Award

Celebrating Baltimore's arts scene

The Baker Artist Awards were created to support artists and promote Greater Baltimore as a strong creative community. Through a sophisticated online portfolio and significant monetary prizes for...

Posted: June 1, 2015, 12:39 PM