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Literacy in Education During Challenging Times

An event hosted by the Education Department

The Language and Literacy in Education Research Cluster at the UMBC Department of Education Presents Literacy in Education During Challenging Times A virtual panel in recognition of...

Posted: August 17, 2020, 4:35 PM

Seeking Student Ambassadors

FOLIO Committee seeks students to join online working group

UMBC is establishing a student online learning working group to consider what additional support and resources we might provide to students adapting to the remote learning environment for the Fall...

Posted: August 13, 2020, 6:05 PM

Jaclyn H. Stone Successfully Defends her Dissertation

On August 10, 2020 Jacki Stone of LLC Cohort 18 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Her virtual defense went very smoothly and she gave an...

Posted: August 12, 2020, 2:35 PM

NSF Webinar 8/20

SBE Funding Opportunities & Proposal Writing Tips

This is a free webinar specifically for DC, VA, and MD area universities, though we do ask folks to please register in order to receive the Zoom link. Dr. Kelli Craig-Henderson will present...

Posted: August 11, 2020, 10:08 AM

Zareen Taj publishes article on Ms. Magazine's website

Zareen Taj (LLC Cohort 22) has successfully published a portion of a paper she wrote for one of her doctoral classes. Ms. Taj wrote about the plight of Hazara women in Afghanistan and how the rush...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 1:15 PM

New History Course Offering for the Fall

Historical Applications of Quantitative Methods

Mary K. Laurents, PhD (LLC '18) will be teaching HIST 720 this fall. The course will provide students with a working knowledge of quantitative methods and the ways in which those methods can be...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 1:12 PM

Facing Race: A National and Virtual Conference

November 10-12

Dear Friend,  Facing Race: A National Virtual Conference is presented by Race Forward. A unique collaborative space for racial justice movement making, Facing Race is the largest multiracial,...

Posted: July 31, 2020, 2:45 PM

Dresher Center Rapid Response Awards

Dresher Center Rapid Response Awards Purpose Dresher Center Rapid Response awards offer small grants of up to $1,500 to UMBC faculty (full- and part-time) and graduate students whose...

Posted: July 28, 2020, 9:45 AM

OAH Huggins-Quarles Award for PhD Students

Application Deadline: December 1, 2020

Huggins-Quarles Award DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 1, 2020 Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the...

Posted: July 28, 2020, 9:20 AM