News

Ruken Isik publishes article in Ahval News

Ruken Isik (LLC Cohort 17) shared a link to an article she just wrote for Ahval News entitled, "Political prisoners set to be kept behind bars despite Turkish coronavirus amnesty."

Posted: April 2, 2020, 2:56 PM

Call for Faculty Working Groups

Apply by May 30, 2020 for Fall 2020

The Center for Social Science Scholarship invites applications for Faculty Working Groups to promote intellectual exchange in the social sciences and across campus. These collaborative scholarly...

Posted: April 2, 2020, 2:48 PM

Social Science Research and Responses to COVID-19

Stay connected - faculty, students, & alumni

Social Science Research and Responses to COVID-19   Members of the UMBC social science community have been leading efforts to research and respond to COVID-19.    A new National Science...

Posted: April 2, 2020, 9:05 AM

Coronavirus Chronicles Archive

Sharing Stories Through Isolation

The Coronavirus Chronicles Archive is a publicly sourced, transnational database of stories about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on everyday life. Based out of the University of...

Posted: April 1, 2020, 5:09 PM

Sedrick Smith Successfully Defends his Dissertation!

On March 30, 2020 Sedrick Smith of LLC Cohort 18 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. His defense went very smoothly, despite its being the...

Posted: March 31, 2020, 1:47 PM

The Digital Decameron

Global Digital Story Festival – Where I Find Strength

    “In 1348 a party of wealthy young patricians take refuge from the plague that is raging in the city in a villa outside Florence. To pass the time, they tell each other stories…” (Cover...

Posted: March 27, 2020, 12:36 PM

COVID-19-Related Updates and Information from CS3

Staying Connected The Center for Social Science Scholarship remains a resource for our UMBC social science community during this challenging time. Faculty, staff, and students -- don't hesitate...

Posted: March 27, 2020, 11:22 AM

IMPORTANT - PROMISE 5-minute SURVEY!!!

Raffle for a $25 Amazon or Target gift card

Good afternoon, PROMISE is developing ways to help students succeed in pursuing academic careers, and we’d like your input and opinions. Would you please take this short 5-minute survey? Please...

Posted: March 25, 2020, 4:03 PM

X-Finity Announces free Hotspots

X-Finity just announced that they are making their network of hotspots open to the public. See details here: https://wifi.xfinity.com/?rid=1795519155&mid=20200323_Adhoc_CM_Crisis_DWWeekly

Posted: March 24, 2020, 11:11 AM