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Join Us for Ancient Studies Week at UMBC!

Dear members of the Ancient Studies Community, Ancient Studies Week 2024 will take place during the week of Oct. 7-11. The annual Homerathon kicks off the week on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from...

Posted: October 2, 2024, 10:49 AM

Margie Burns Announces New Book on Jane Austen

Explores the History of the Phrase "Pride and Prejudice"

Margie Burns, English department faculty member, has announced a new book, Jane Austen, Abolitionist: The Loaded History of the Phrase "Pride and Prejudice." Burns takes up literary studies along...

Posted: October 1, 2024, 5:12 PM

Free Documentary Screening: "Hiding in the Walls"

Join us in the AOK library on October 22nd.

Three weeks from now, UMBC’s AOK library will be hosting a public screening for the upcoming documentary “Hiding in the Walls.” Centered on environmental justice in Baltimore, the film focuses on...

Posted: October 1, 2024, 11:42 AM

Announcing Search: Assistant Professor of Piano Performance

The Department of Music at UMBC seeks an Assistant Professor (full-time, tenure track) in Piano  Performance, to begin August 23, 2025. As an active performer, this individual will be responsible...

Posted: September 30, 2024, 5:50 PM

CS3's Podcast Ep. 60: The Social Science of Living Alone w/ Dr. Jun Chu!

Listen to his ongoing research agenda into aging alone

On this episode we speak with Dr. Jun Chu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC. Dr. Chu shares information about his ongoing research agenda...

Posted: September 27, 2024, 11:10 AM

Readers Needed: Aristophanes' Assemblywomen

Women takeover and install communism. What could go wrong?

Readers are needed for a student and faculty reading of Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen. The performance will take place on Wednesday, October 9 from 7:00-9:00 pm in PAHB 234. Pizza and soft drinks...

Posted: September 27, 2024, 10:38 AM

RTSS Episode 60: The Social Science of Living Alone

with Dr. Jun Chu

On this episode we hear from Dr. Jun Chu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at UMBC.  Dr. Chu shares information about his ongoing research...

Posted: September 27, 2024, 10:22 AM

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program

UMBC Competition Deadline is October 16, 2024

***repost from CARAT*** Dear CAHSS faculty member, We invite you to submit a proposal to be nominated for the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program competition, sponsored by Carnegie...

Posted: September 24, 2024, 10:25 AM