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May
3

Hidden Opportunities

Marketing a Second Language in a Multilingual World

Location

The Commons : 329

Date & Time

May 3, 2017, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Do you speak more than one language? Have you extensively studied one here at UMBC? Come join us for pizza and a panel discussion on how current and previous UMBC community members use their...

May
2

Lavender Celebration

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : 7th floor

Date & Time

May 2, 2017, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Description

Please join us for our fourth annual Lavender Celebration. An evening to celebrate the wonderful achievements of UMBC's LGBTQ+ graduating seniors other LGBTQ+ community members and their allies....

May
1

The Persistence of Racial Inequality: An Intergenerational

Perspective - Robert Margo, Boston University

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : 7th Floor

Date & Time

May 1, 2017, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

New benchmark estimates of Black-White income ratios for 1870, 1900, and 1940 are combined with standard post-World War census data. The resulting time series reveals that the pace of racial...

Apr
27

Between Women

Women students identifying on LGBTQIAP+ spectrum

Location

On Campus : The Women's Center

Date & Time

April 27, 2017, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

Between Women is a discussion-based program that centers the experience of women students who identify themselves on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.  Sponsored by the Women’s Center and Mosaic Center,...

Apr
27

Implicit Social Cognition

Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard University

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn

Date & Time

April 27, 2017, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

How deep are the bounds on human thinking and feeling and how do they shape social interactions and decisions?  For the past 25 years, Dr. Banaji has studied mental processes that appear to...