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Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments! Jasmine Abrams's, Psychology, research on the pressure that black women face and how it can...

Posted: June 10, 2019, 10:59 AM

Ruken Isik Passes her Proposal Defense

As a committee member, Dr. Beverly Bickel (LLC) is pleased to announce that Ruken Isik, of LLC Cohort 17, successfully and skillfully defended her powerful dissertation proposal on May 30, 2019....

Posted: June 5, 2019, 1:45 PM

Introduction to R for Social Scientists Online Course

Spots Available through CS3

Learn how to use R, a free software program for statistical computing and graphics!   The Center for Social Science Scholarship is partnering with SAGE Campus to offer a free 30 day Introduction...

Posted: June 5, 2019, 1:15 PM

Frank Anderson, LLC Student

Passes his Proposal Defense

As committee co-chairs, Dr. Beverly Bickel (LLC) and Dr. Jennifer Maher (English) are proud to announce that Frank Anderson, LLC Cohort 18, successfully and skillfully defended his dissertation...

Posted: May 23, 2019, 3:58 PM

The Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI)

Call for Proposals due June 15, 2019

LANSI brings together scholars and students working on naturally-occurring data within the broad area of language and social interaction. In keeping with the LANSI spirit of diversity and...

Posted: May 23, 2019, 1:01 PM

Imagining America's PAGE Fellows Program

Application Deadline: June 14, 2019

Imagining America (IA) is currently accepting applications for its PAGE fellowship program for graduate students from IA member institutions, such as UMBC. PAGE Fellows Program (Publicly...

Posted: May 23, 2019, 12:46 PM

Sedrick Smith, LLC Student

Passes his Proposal Defense

As committee chair, Dr. Kimberly Moffitt (LLC) is proud to announce that Sedrick Smith, LLC Cohort 18, successfully and skillfully defended his dissertation proposal on Friday, May 10, 2019. His...

Posted: May 23, 2019, 12:27 PM

Jon Inscoe, LLC Student

Receives 2019 Crandall Fellowship Award

Jon Inscoe, LLC Cohort 19, was awarded the 2019 Jodi Crandall Fellowship for Research in Language, Literacy, and Culture at the LLC Spring Social earlier this month. Jon will be collaborating...

Posted: May 22, 2019, 3:27 PM

Come to the Retriever Essentials Non-Perishable Food Pantry

Pack your OWN grocery bag!

Going home over the summer? Working a low-paying or unpaid internship and worried how you’ll pay for groceries? Just interested in a free bag of nonperishable food? Retriever Essentials has an...

Posted: May 22, 2019, 3:02 PM