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Save the Date: UMBC BookFest '26

Organized by the Print Culture and Archives Working Group

Save the date for UMBC BookFest '26! Celebrate all things books--making them, reading them, preserving them, donating them, advocating for them--across campus during National Library Week on April...

Posted: March 23, 2026, 1:48 PM

Humanities Retrievers Spring 2026 Lunch & Learn Series

"Curious about Graduate School?" March 25 at Noon, PAHB 216

See below for information about upcoming sessions in the Humanities Retrievers Lunch & Learn Series. The first event "Curious about Graduate School?" will be held March 25 at noon in PAHB...

Posted: March 23, 2026, 12:18 PM

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The Bernard L. Berkowitz Memorial Award

Applications due April 1, 2026

To commemorate the life and work of Bernard (“Bernie”) L. Berkowitz (1927-2023), an endowed annual award program has been established to encourage future generations of public servants who are...

Posted: March 13, 2026, 2:55 PM

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Re-Imagining Broader Impacts in Grant Writing

A Hanover Grants Webinar - March 26th @noon

REGISTER NOW The articulation of broader impacts remains a critical component of federal grant proposals, but recent policy changes have significantly reshaped how applicants should...

Posted: March 12, 2026, 4:34 PM

*REPOST* Lunch and Learns for Faculty

This spring, the Library is offering two hybrid Lunch and Learns for Faculty. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Please follow the links to register in advance. Lunch and Learn...

Posted: March 11, 2026, 1:23 PM

Cari Godin successfully presents

her dissertation research proposal

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Cari Godin of LLC Cohort 26 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on March 9, 2026....

Posted: March 10, 2026, 4:17 PM

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Seeking Participants for "Your Story Belongs Here"

A paid social justice theatre fellowship – apply by March 23

Joining a new community can be tough sometimes. And with new Retrievers coming from every background imaginable, it's important to make sure everyone feels welcome when they get here. "Your...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 3:12 PM

[REPOST] 2026 CoLab Community-Engaged Research Opportunity

Apply by March 25th for this paid summer internship!

Original Post Listing UMBC Interdisciplinary CoLab is now accepting undergraduate student applications for Summer 2026 (Summer Session One: June 1st - June 26th). The application...

Posted: March 5, 2026, 10:47 AM

Call for Proposals for 2025-2026 Humanities Forum

Since 1987, the Humanities Forum has offered a free program of events that illustrate the richness of contemporary work in philosophy, history, culture, language, literature, and the arts....

Posted: March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM