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Getting a Postdoctoral Position Guest Speaker

Join Now! Event Starts At 2 PM Today! (11/10)

Join PROMISE as they invite Jennifer Aumiller, Director of Pre and Postdoctoral Professional Development at the University of Maryland Baltimore, to speak with our graduate students about the...

Posted: November 10, 2020, 1:41 PM

Become a Winter Orientation Advisor!

Application and Information Sessions

The Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising has openings available for Winter Orientation Advisors! COVID hasn’t slowed us down at all, and Orientation is proceeding as usual – except...

Posted: November 9, 2020, 2:36 PM

Fall 2020 Econ/Public Policy Seminar Series

November 11th @noon via Webex

Join us on Wednesday, November 11th for the next lecture in the Fall 2020 Econ/Public Policy Seminar Series: Featuring Jamil Scott from Georgetown University "Mass Acceptance of Women in...

Posted: November 9, 2020, 9:00 AM

Virtual Social Science Coffee Hour

REMINDER: Tuesday, November 10th @10am

Join the Center for Social Science Scholarship for a virtual social science coffee hour Bring your own beverage and stay connected with the social science community.  This will be a drop-in,...

Posted: November 9, 2020, 8:59 AM

Fellowships in the Social Sciences: A Faculty Panel

Reminder: November 12th @10am

In this workshop, panelists will share their advice, tips, suggestions, and experiences on how to apply for fellowships in the social sciences and the benefits of participating in such...

Posted: November 9, 2020, 8:58 AM

Together Beyond November: Post-Election Conversation

Our Commitment to Building Community

Dear UMBC Graduate Students,  This is an unprecedented election year in which all of us are experiencing overlapping crises, including a global pandemic. Though there are many ballots that...

Posted: November 6, 2020, 7:19 PM

Inclusion Council Working Groups: Grad Student Reps Needed!

Gather info, Develop recommendations, Propose plan of action

The Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Inclusion Council is committed to partnering with the UMBC community. We acknowledge that there are many faculty, staff, and student groups that are...

Posted: November 5, 2020, 11:14 AM

Hampton National Historic Site: Tracing Lives in Slavery

November 8th online event at 2:00 pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 2:00PM - (45 minute online lecture) LIVING IN THE POST-PLANTATION: HAMPTON HISTORICAL MANSION IN THE CONTEXT OF BALTIMORE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT  This presentation, by...

Posted: November 4, 2020, 6:52 PM

Zareen Taj (LLC cohort 22) to give TEDxUMBC 2020 Talk

November 8th online event

TEDxUMBC 2020 will feature 10 speakers from the UMBC community speaking on the theme, Unmasking Uncertainty. The online event is from 1:00 to 4:00pm on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Registration...

Posted: November 2, 2020, 9:56 PM

Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning: March 11-12, 2021

Virtual 6th annual CCBC CRTL conference

This conference is a great opportunity to present, learn and network. See this note from Lauren Pollack (LLC cohort 23) about the conference that she is helping organize. Please see the...

Posted: November 2, 2020, 1:58 PM