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NEH Announces 2016 Summer Seminars & Institutes

Faculty are Invited to Apply by March 1, 2016

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers tuition-free opportunities for college and university educators to study a variety of humanities topics in the summer. Stipends of...

Posted: December 17, 2015, 10:39 AM

UMBC is a Major Partner in a New NEH Grant

Grant Awarded for Initiative Exploring Race in Baltimore

UMBC is a major partner in a new National Endowment for the Humanities grant initiative, “Baltimore Stories: Narratives and the Life of an American City.” Together with partners University of...

Posted: December 16, 2015, 2:09 PM

Class offering Spring 2016: HIST 713

Thinking about courses for Spring 2016?

HIST 713: Seminar in Social History Wednesdays 6:00-8:30 pm Instructor: Marjoleine Kars Ph.D In this course we will read examples of the most exciting and game-changing recent work on the...

Posted: December 8, 2015, 8:32 PM

Class offering - Spring 2016: AMST 680

Thinking about courses for Spring 2016?

AMST 422: Preserving Places, Making Spaces in Baltimore/AMST 680: Community in America Thursdays 2:30-5:00 pm Instructor: Nicole King Ph.D. In the Preserving Places course students will...

Posted: December 8, 2015, 8:25 PM

Class offering - Spring 2016: EDUC 710

Thinking about courses for Spring 2016?

EDUC 710 - Culture and the design of information and communication technologies. Thursdays 4:30 - 7:00 pm Instructor: Patricia Young, Ph.D. This course investigates theories of culture and...

Posted: December 8, 2015, 8:19 PM

Winter 2016 Dissertation House

The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 19-22, 2016). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the...

Posted: December 8, 2015, 10:27 AM

CFP: 38th Graduate Research Conference at UMBC

The 38th Annual Graduate Research Conference (GRC) will be held on March 23, 2016. The GRC is a collaborative effort of the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Office of Graduate Student Life...

Posted: December 7, 2015, 6:36 PM