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Sunil Dasgupta, Political Science, in Eurasia Review

Provides analysis on recent Al Qaeda announcement

In a recent article published in Eurasia Review, Sunil Dasgupta provided analysis on al-Qaeda’s announcement that it is launching a branch in the Indian Subcontinent. Dasgupta, director of UMBC’s...

Posted: January 28, 2015, 9:25 AM

Kate Brown, HIST, Receives Fellowship, Published in TIME

Fellowship awarded by American Council of Learned Societies

History Professor Kate Brown has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Research Fellowship to study the long-term effects of low doses of radiation on human...

Posted: January 28, 2015, 9:24 AM

Kimberly Moffitt, AMST, on Marc Steiner Show

Discusses race representation in modern film and advertising

Kimberly Moffitt, an Associate Professor of American Studies, appeared on twice on WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show earlier this month to discuss race and representation in film and advertising. On...

Posted: January 28, 2015, 9:21 AM

Christopher Corbett, English, in Baltimore Style

Corbett reflects on harsh winter months

Christopher Corbett, English, recently penned an essay reflecting on the harsh winter months in Baltimore Style. In the piece, Corbett decries January as the most unloved month, calling it the...

Posted: January 28, 2015, 9:20 AM

CFP: Symposium on Language Policy: Language and Exclusion

Deadline February 15, 2015

The Study Group on Language at the United Nations in cooperation with The Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems are currently organizing a Symposium on Language and...

Posted: January 22, 2015, 8:59 PM

Congratulations to INDS Students for Fall 2014

We are pleased to announce the INDS students who completed Fall 2014 with a high semester GPA! Students who earned at least a 3.5 for the fall have either Semester Academic Honors, earned a spot...

Posted: January 20, 2015, 9:52 AM

CFP: Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Colloquium

July 9-12, 2015 Chapman University, Orange, CA

The IHS Summer Research Colloquium is a highly anticipated academic conference for graduate students working on liberty-related research in the humanities and social sciences. This year’s...

Posted: January 18, 2015, 8:23 PM

The latest from the Assoc for Critical Heritage Studies

by Michelle Stefano

Happy 2015! I hope your holidays were good and relaxing. I am writing to keep the ball rolling with our US Chapter of ACHS, which did gain some momentum at the recent ACHS conference at the...

Posted: January 18, 2015, 3:57 PM

A video highlighting Eric Dyer's solo exhibit in NYC

Making 19th Century technology come to new life

Creative Capital Video Profile: Eric Dyer Makes Moving Images Without Using a Camera Remember those zoetropes you had as a kid showing the silhouette of a galloping race horse? Baltimore...

Posted: January 16, 2015, 12:40 PM