News

Read Dr. Craig Saper's new article

in The Atlantic.com magazine

LLC Professor Craig Saper's essay, just published in The Atlantic.com, examines the longevity of archival microfilm.  The article cites and links to his reading machine http://readies.org.

Posted: July 24, 2018, 10:50 AM

Half-time TESOL Graduate Assistantship Opportunity

Call for Applications

The Masters TESOL Program at UMBC has an opening for a part-time Graduate Assistantship for the Academic Year 2018-2019. Part-time graduate assistants work 10 hours a week and receive tuition...

Posted: July 20, 2018, 12:18 PM

Announcing the 2018 Jodi Crandall Fellowship Award Winner

Steven Dashiell - Cohort 16

On July 3rd, Dr. Jodi Crandall, founder of the LLC Program, presented to Steven Dashiell, PhD Candidate from Cohort 16, the Jodi Crandall Fellowship for Research in Language, Literacy and Culture...

Posted: July 18, 2018, 2:13 PM

Oral History, HIST 736

Fall 2018 Semester

Dr. Barry Lanman, Professor of the Practice and Director of UMBC's Martha Ross Center for Oral History, will be teaching the following course on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:45 pm....

Posted: July 18, 2018, 9:22 AM

Dr. Christine Mallinson becomes Inaugural Director

UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship

The LLC Program is proud to announce that its very own Professor Mallinson has been chosen to head UMBC's new Center for Social Science Scholarship.  Beginning this fall, Dr. Mallinson will be...

Posted: July 17, 2018, 8:42 AM

Two Full-time Graduate Assistantships Announced

Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities

UMBC's new Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities has just announced two 20 hour/week graduate assistantships beginning in September. Please see the attached document for...

Posted: July 16, 2018, 4:08 PM

Of Note: Erin Berry-McCrea

2018 NCTE Award Recipient

Erin Berry (Cohort 15) is the 2018 recipient of the NCTE Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award. The purpose of the award is to provide early career educators of color a national forum...

Posted: July 12, 2018, 4:26 PM

Sedrick Smith's Latest Op-Ed

in the Baltimore Sun

Sedrick Smith (Cohort 18) would like to share his latest op-ed which is "a reaction to the horrific shooting of a 7 year old in Baltimore last week.  Here's to hoping we can do better as a society...

Posted: July 10, 2018, 9:32 AM