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Thank You Sybrina Fulton for Your Speech on Systemic Change

Missed It? No Worries, Rewatch her speech on Youtube!

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Sybrina Fulton, mother of the late Trayvon Martin, gave an passionate speech on "Community Resilience, Empowerment, and Systemic Change."  We are fortunate to have...

Posted: February 25, 2021, 5:01 PM

Tips for contacting your NSF Program Officer

***Repost from Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)***

NSF has published 5 tips to help you work with your program officers.  These can give you a significant boost in your proposals to be on target with the funding programs and help receive funding....

Posted: February 24, 2021, 1:20 PM

ISRC-invited talk: Dr. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed

***Repost from ISRC***

Date:  March 1st @3pm Talk title: Designing for Voice: Access, Autonomy, and Justification Questions in Designing Computing Technologies with Marginalized Communities  Abstract: The benefits...

Posted: February 24, 2021, 1:17 PM

Black Power in DC (2/25)

Join UMBC Associate Professor of History George Musgrove

On February 25th, at 12:00pm-1:00pm, George Derek Musgrove, associate professor of history, will present and discuss the conception and design of Black Power in DC, an innovative and interactive...

Posted: February 24, 2021, 12:28 PM

Black Power in DC (2/25)

Join UMBC associate professor of history George Musgrove

On February 25th, at 12:00pm-1:00pm, George Derek Musgrove, associate professor of history, will present and discuss the conception and design of Black Power in DC, an innovative and interactive...

Posted: February 24, 2021, 12:26 PM

Ready, Set, Go...#Black and Gold Rush 2021

Will you help Retriever Essentials reach our goal-100 donors

UMBC #BlackAndGoldRush 2021 has officially started today and will run for 36 hours until February 25th @ 9:00 PM.  Will you help Retriever Essentials reach our goal of 100 donors Donate...

Posted: February 24, 2021, 12:22 PM

REMINDER: New Faculty Microtalks

Friday, March 5, 2021 @noon

The Center for Social Science Scholarship, the Dresher Center for the Humanities, and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invite you to attend short talks by new faculty in the...

Posted: February 24, 2021, 11:06 AM

Feeling stressed out? Tell us about it!

An anonymous survey to inform our upcoming Brave Space Forum

If you have a moment to check in with yourself, why not do it in a way that helps the Women's Center out too! Click here to access our Quick Stress Assessment! For our upcoming Brave Space...

Posted: February 22, 2021, 3:47 PM

REMINDER: NSF Workshop

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 @noon

Join us on March 9th at noon when Jeff Mantz will discuss NSF opportunities and funding for the social sciences. Webex link  Jeff Mantz has been at NSF since 2012. He is the Program Director for...

Posted: February 22, 2021, 1:12 PM

Russell Sage Foundation: Summer Institute

Applications due April 9, 2021

Upcoming Application Deadline for 2021 Summer Institute In Summer 2021, RSF will sponsor a Summer Institute for doctoral students and early-career scholars in Social Science Genomics....

Posted: February 22, 2021, 9:14 AM