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DEADLINE MAY 1: Dresher Center Residential Faculty Fellows

Call for Proposals for Spring 2016 Fellowships Due on 5/1

Call for Proposals for Spring 2016 Residential Faculty Research Fellowships Application Deadline is May 1, 2015 The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites applications for two Residential...

Posted: April 7, 2015, 2:26 PM

Mill Stories to be Screened at International Film Festivals

Shewbridge and Stefano film selected for several festivals

A film by Bill Shewbridge and Michelle Stefano has been selected to be screened at several prestigious film festivals in May and June. Produced by Shewbridge, professor of the practice of media...

Posted: April 7, 2015, 1:54 PM

Salkever and Gibbons Awarded for Mental Health Article

Excellence in Mental Health and Economics Research Award

David Salkever (Public Policy) and Brent Gibbons (Ph.D., '13, Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research), were co-authors of an article that received a 2015 Excellence in Mental Health...

Posted: April 7, 2015, 1:45 PM

Lia Purpura, English, to Present Reading (4/10)

At Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

English Writer in Residence Lia Purpura is scheduled to present readings from her new book It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 10...

Posted: April 6, 2015, 5:35 PM

Felipe Filomeno, POLI, Awarded Early Career Prize

Awarded by Latin American Studies Association

Felipe Filomeno, an assistant professor of political science, has been awarded the Early Career Prize of the Economics & Politics Section of the Latin American Studies Association. The award...

Posted: April 6, 2015, 5:25 PM

Dr. Katherine Seley-Radtke

Presidential Research Professor

Katherine Seley-Radtke, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is the 2015-18 Presidential Research Professor. A UMBC faculty member since 2003, she is internationally known in her field for...

Posted: April 6, 2015, 10:12 AM

Dr. Amy Bhatt in the Wall Street Journal

"When Indians Renounce Their Citizenship: An Expat Explains"

An article published March 20 in the Wall Street Journal’s “Expat” blog looked at the recent growth in numbers of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards, which grant people of Indian origin who...

Posted: April 2, 2015, 4:58 PM

Dr. McCann on Innovative Curriculum & Pedagogy Strategy

Learn more about her important role in strategic planning

The primary goal of the Innovative Curriculum and Pedagogy strategy group is to develop strategies and goals that will enable UMBC to continue its leadership in innovative curricula and academic...

Posted: April 2, 2015, 4:51 PM

Words of Wisdom with Dr. Kate

"Come talk to us!"

UMBC professors are dedicated and smart, and as much as they love their work, they love working with UMBC students. The lessons they teach go far beyond the classroom. Their wisdom and advice can...

Posted: April 2, 2015, 4:44 PM