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Our Face Tells -- Zareen Taj's new short documentary

premieres on August 15th from 1 to 2:30 pm

Zareen Taj (LLC Cohort 22) and her collaborator, Jay Simpson, have produced a short documentary about the plight of Hazara women after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last summer in their own...

Posted: August 2, 2022, 3:03 PM

Dr. Romy Huebler takes new position at Towson University

as Director of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility

Congratulations to Romy Huebler, LLC PhD 2015, on her appointment as Director of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility at Towson University beginning in August. Since 2018, as assistant...

Posted: July 25, 2022, 12:07 PM

Dr. Natalie Groom Presenting at Women's Theatre Festival

The National Women's Theater Festival will be hosting Dr. Natalie Groom, Affiliate Artist of Clarinet at UMBC, and Jennifer Piazza-Pick, Assistant Professor of Voice at Queens University of...

Posted: July 22, 2022, 7:22 PM

Easy Extra Credit! Poli-100 Y

It's Free so Sign up!!!

Dear POLI 100 Students! We hope you are having a wonderful summer!! If you are a new first-year or transfer student in POLI 100 this fall, we wanted to let you know about an exciting...

Posted: July 22, 2022, 3:03 PM

PhD student Rojas publ. article on macroprudential policy

Published in Journal of International Economics

Public Policy doctoral student Diego Rojas has published a new article "The macroeconomic effects of macroprudential policy: Evidence from a narrative approach." The article was published in...

Posted: July 20, 2022, 12:22 PM

Prof. Short publishes new book on national atlases

Published by Anthem Press

Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short has published a new book via Anthem Press. The book The Rise and Fall of the National Atlas in the Twentieth Century explores what individual countries'...

Posted: July 8, 2022, 4:45 PM

Dr. Antione Tomlin Publishes three Chapters

about the Black faculty experience

Dr. Antione Tomlin (LLC PhD 2021) has three new publications: "I'm a Black PhD, and I still have to fight!" in the volume, We're Not OK: Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education...

Posted: July 5, 2022, 3:58 PM

Dr. Natalie Groom performing at ClarinetFest 2022

Whistling Hens, an ensemble comprised of Dr. Natalie Groom, Affiliate Artist of Clarinet at UMBC, and Jennifer Piazza-Pick, Assistant Professor of Voice at Queens University of Charlotte, is...

Posted: June 28, 2022, 5:57 PM

Dr. Ciara Christian named Associate Director of

UMBC's Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Ciara Christian, LLC PhD 2022, on being named the Associate Director of UMBC's Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b).  Dr. Christian...

Posted: June 23, 2022, 10:09 AM

Faculty Highlight: Dr. Patton

By Elisabeth Chen Dr. Elizabeth Patton, who teaches MCS 399: Methods in Media and Communication Studies (the class the precedes MCS 499, the capstone seminar), is an Associate Professor for...

Posted: June 16, 2022, 11:09 AM