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Final Examination of Lori M. Edmonds (Cohort 10)

Dissertation Defense

Title: Student-Centered Funds of Knowledge in the Secondary Science Classroom: An Ethnography Rooted in sociocultural learning theory and stemming from Luis Moll’s research, this study...

Posted: March 21, 2016, 10:11 PM

Job Offer: Higher Achievement Baltimore Executive Director

Higher Achievement

Higher Achievement, a nationally acclaimed education nonprofit organization, seeks an Executive Director at the Baltimore Affiliate.   The Organization Higher Achievement believes that...

Posted: March 21, 2016, 8:18 PM

Kick-off Event for "Baltimore Stories" Program on March 23rd

UMBC is a major partner in this year-long public initiative

"Baltimore Stories: Narratives in the Life of an American City" is a year-long, grant-funded educational program examining narrative, race and power. The program will kick-off on Wednesday, March...

Posted: March 18, 2016, 1:02 PM

UMBC Spring Research Forum on "Seeing Science"

Interdisciplinary Forum to be held on April 8th

The UMBC Office of Research will present the Spring Research Forum, "Seeing Science: Photography, Science, and Visual Culture," on April 8, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (registration is...

Posted: March 18, 2016, 12:10 PM

Postdoc Fellowships, Grad Prep Academy

1. RISE Postdoctoral Fellows — We invite Native American, Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander women and men who are in their final semester of doctoral study (ABD) or those who...

Posted: March 12, 2016, 11:01 AM

TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grants

Funding opportunity for doctoral students

Note: One of our LLC students, Polina Vinogradova, received a DDG award ($5000) some years ago. In fact, her application was rated as the highest of those funded that year. TIRF – The...

Posted: March 10, 2016, 8:33 AM

CFP: Lavender Languages & Linguistics 24

University of Nottingham, 28-30 April 2017

Description The Lavender Languages & Linguistics conference series has a rich history of examining language use and representation in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and/or queer...

Posted: March 7, 2016, 8:36 AM