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Understanding the UMBC Grants Process

Lunchtime Workshop for CAHSS Faculty

Monday, October 12, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216 Presented by the Dresher Center, CAHSS Dean's Office, and the Office of Sponsored Programs...

Posted: August 31, 2015, 11:16 AM

Exhibition: Cross-Pollinated Hybrid Art Abuzz

Dr. Saper's documentation: Puppets for the Birds

Cross-Pollinated Hybrid Art Abuzz Exhibition at Towson University This exhibition addresses cross-pollination in the arts through metaphor with an emphasis on digital and kinetic media linked...

Posted: August 30, 2015, 8:03 PM

Real People Profiles: Elaine Yang

We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...

Posted: August 30, 2015, 7:41 PM

The National "We Need Diverse Books" Campaign

The UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library needs student input and leadership to assist with a #weneeddiversebooks campaign.  They are interested in collaborating with students to put together displays,...

Posted: August 28, 2015, 2:10 PM

NEH Summer Stipends Competition: Proposals Due!

Deadline Aug. 28, 2015 for Internal Proposals

Proposals for the 2016 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends competition are due to the UMBC Office of the Vice President for Research by Friday, August 28, 2015. UMBC may...

Posted: August 27, 2015, 10:57 AM

A Map of Dreams

All of us have interior worlds that can be made visible.

by David Hoffman The summer after my freshman year of college, I worked in a shop that sold laminated plaques: posters mounted on pieces of wood. The place also did custom work at a factory...

Posted: August 26, 2015, 7:58 PM

Real People Profiles: Nitya Kumaran

We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...

Posted: August 26, 2015, 8:51 AM

Scenes from Convocation and Big Crazy Fun Night (PHOTOS)

by David Hoffman and Craig Berger Now that we're all here, the campus has come to life. Here's some of what we saw today and tonight, starting with our walk at the front of the Class of 2019's...

Posted: August 25, 2015, 11:00 PM

Welcome to UMBC

Now make it yours.

by David Hoffman and Craig Berger When UMBC opened in 1966, the campus consisted of a few brick buildings and dirt paths. The first students, faculty and staff members complained about having to...

Posted: August 24, 2015, 7:55 PM