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New Directions in the Humanities Conference 2015

University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus

Thirteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus Vancouver, Canada June 17-19, 2015 Conference Focus The Humanities...

Posted: June 9, 2014, 4:44 PM

Dr. Kate Drabinski on Marc Steiner Show

Discusses male entitlement, misogyny, violence against women

In response to the tragic shootings in Santa Barbara, California, WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show hosted a segment discussing issues of male entitlement, misogyny and violence against women after...

Posted: June 2, 2014, 12:02 PM

Dr. Maggie Holland leading GES field course to Costa Rica

GES goes to Costa Rica

Dr. Holland is leading a group of fifteen UMBC students down to Costa Rica for a GES summer field course focusing on conservation and sustainable development in two biological (conservation)...

Posted: May 28, 2014, 1:50 PM

Final Examination of Christopher T. Browder (LLC Cohort 10)

May 30, 2014

Announcing the Final Examination of Christopher T. Browder (LLC Cohort 10) Date and Location: May 30, 2014 at 2 p.m. LLC Conference Room, 422 Sherman Hall Title: English Learners with Limited or...

Posted: May 24, 2014, 12:42 AM

Final Examination of Hye-Sook Lee (LLC Cohort 11)

May 30, 2014

Announcing the Final Examination of Hye-Sook Lee (LLC Cohort 11) Date and Location: May 30, 2014 at 12 p.m. LLC Conference Room, 422 Sherman Hall Title: The intersection between professional...

Posted: May 24, 2014, 12:35 AM

Dr. Whitehead and Dr. Moffitt on the Marc Steiner Show

Malcolm X discussion

May 19, 2014 would have been Malcolm X’s 89th birthday, and our panel of guests remembers his life and legacy. With: LLC alum Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Assistant Professor of Communication and...

Posted: May 24, 2014, 12:20 AM

GSA Writing Advisor Position

University of Maryland, Baltimore County Office of Graduate Student Life WRITING ADVISOR - GRADUATE ASSISTANT POSITION - AY 2014-2015 The Office of Graduate Student Life (OGSL) is operated by...

Posted: May 24, 2014, 12:04 AM

Congratulations to our AMST graduates of 2014!

Congratulations to our American Studies graduates of 2014! Left to right: Jennie Williams (honors: magna cum laude, minor: sociology); Dustin Roddy (second major: media and communication studies);...

Posted: May 23, 2014, 10:15 AM

Ellen Handler Spitz in The New York Times Sunday Book Review

Poetry is an inexhaustible gift for children

In her article in the Sunday Book Review titled “That Amherst Belle,” Ellen Handler Spitz reviews two new children’s books: Eileen Spinelli’s “Another Day as Emily,” illustrated by Joanne...

Posted: May 20, 2014, 8:14 PM

2014 GWST Student Awards

The Gender and Women's Studies Department chose six outstanding graduating seniors to receive annual awards from the department. The awards were presented by Dr. Carole McCann, GWST Professor and...

Posted: May 16, 2014, 3:34 PM