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Congratulations Asif Majid - Class of 2013 Valedictorian!

INDS is proud to announce that Asif Majid is UMBC's Class of 2013 Valedictorian! He is the first INDS student to be named valedictorian of a graduating class! We hope you join us in celebrating...

Posted: May 2, 2013, 9:01 AM

My MCS Internship: Shanae Cole ('13)

Check out this totally cool TV promo animation that our very own Shanae Cole ('13) made as part of her internship as a promotions intern at Fox 45 & the CW Baltimore! She used Avid, Adobe...

Posted: May 1, 2013, 10:28 AM

Get Published in the UMBC Review!

The UMBC Review will be accepting new submissions for the 2014 edition of the journal during early September. This is an excellent way to get published, whether is it your Capstone Project or...

Posted: April 30, 2013, 10:46 AM

Steingraber's 1st Public Appearance Following Incarceration

Join GWST in welcoming her to the Korenman lecture

Environmental activist  Dr. Sandra Steingraber will be speaking at UMBC on Monday, April 29 at 4 p.m. on the 7th floor of the Albin O. Kuhn Library, at the Gender + Women's Studies Korenman...

Posted: April 23, 2013, 10:20 AM

Dr. Amy Bhatt's appearance on Seattle's NPR station KUOW

Amy Bhatt, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, was recently a guest on KUOW Seattle’s “Weekday with Steve Scher” program. Bhatt discussed her new book, Roots and Reflections:...

Posted: April 22, 2013, 11:42 AM

GWST student Alexandra Mills received a Fulbright award!

Alexandra Mills was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student award for the 2013-2014 academic year to Malaysia. The grant is for the English Teaching Assistantship program (ETA), and it is a scholarship...

Posted: April 11, 2013, 10:34 AM

Dr. Adelman Contributes to Antenna

Check out Dr. Adelman's recent contribution to Antenna, a "collectively authored media and cultural studies blog committed to timely yet careful analysis of texts, news, and events from across...

Posted: April 9, 2013, 4:41 PM

Course Development Grants Available for Summer 2013

GWST seeks courses for Critical Sexuality Studies Curriculum

Are you interested in creating a course in the field of sexuality studies? Gender and Women's Studies wants to invite you to apply for funding for curriculum development, to be included in the...

Posted: March 27, 2013, 3:29 PM

Feminist Activism: Students in Action

Gender + Women's Studies offers GWST 200, Studies in Feminist Activism, which is taught by Dr. Kate Drabinski. In this article, she discusses how her students are utilizing social media to rethink...

Posted: March 14, 2013, 2:55 PM