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Reminder: Hrabowski Innovation Award Proposals

Fall Deadline October 25, 2019

Reminder: Hrabowski Innovation Award Proposals Fall Deadline October 25, 2019 Dear Colleagues (please share widely), Do you have an innovative, evidence-based idea for exploring...

Posted: October 15, 2019, 8:44 AM

Laura Bassi Scholarship for Editorial Assistance

Application Deadline: November 25, 2019

The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics...

Posted: October 15, 2019, 8:30 AM

40 Years of TESOL at UMBC

Four Fall Events to Celebrate the Milestone

The 2019-2020 academic year marks the 40th anniversary of TESOL at UMBC. Throughout the fall and spring semesters they will be hosting a variety of events and activities to celebrate this...

Posted: October 15, 2019, 8:22 AM

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Call for Manuscripts

4 issues over the next year! Submit your LLC papers!

In 2020, the Journal of College Reading and Learning will publish its fiftieth volume. Since its inception, the JCRL has published hundreds of articles and reviews helping practitioners and...

Posted: October 13, 2019, 3:41 PM

10/29-30 Science Unscripted: Conversations with AI Experts

UMBC is teaming with the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NMSTF) to host a two-day event on campus on October 29 and 30, entitled Science Unscripted – Conversations with AI...

Posted: October 10, 2019, 6:01 PM

Funding Opportunities 

for Social Science Faculty and Graduate Students

Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist...

Posted: October 10, 2019, 3:13 PM

Information item: NSF Repositioning SBE Programs

SBE announces repositioning of some basic research programs

Information item from the National Science Foundation September 27, 2019 The social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences have a tremendous impact on quality of life.  With increasingly...

Posted: October 10, 2019, 10:27 AM

Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments! Randall Ainsworth, History and Philosophy ‘20, was selected as a fellow in the Governor’s...

Posted: October 9, 2019, 8:28 AM

Apply for University System of Maryland Student Regent

Represent 176,000 students on the System's governing board

The University System of Maryland encompasses 12 institutions, including UMBC, and three regional higher education centers. It employs more than 18,000 faculty members and 21,000 staff members,...

Posted: October 6, 2019, 1:47 PM