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CFP: Conference on Inequality, Poverty and Education

Deadline October 1, 2014

36th Ethnography in Education Research Forum February 27-28, 2015 Penn Graduate School of Education Inequality, Poverty, and Education: An Ethnographic Invitation Given the vast array...

Posted: September 15, 2014, 9:32 AM

Filling the Page

by Craig Berger If you're like me, you've found yourself in this position before: sitting at your computer with Microsoft Word on the screen and ready to go, staring at a blank document, typing...

Posted: September 14, 2014, 5:41 PM

CFP: Conference on Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

Deadline October 17, 2014

Conceptualizing, Investigating, and Practicing Multilingualism and Multiculturalism Georgetown University Graduate Student Conference Date: February 27 - 28, 2015 Georgetown University...

Posted: September 12, 2014, 10:41 AM

Real People Profiles: Denise Meringolo

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: September 12, 2014, 9:19 AM

Call for Submissions: Society for Cross-Cultural Research

Deadline: November 24, 2014

The Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) has recently posted a call for papers for their 44th Annual meeting which will be held February 18-21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prospect...

Posted: September 11, 2014, 1:03 PM

Do you know about the career/life balance policies for GAs?

As a graduate student you are entitled to different benefits

Sick Leave If a GA becomes ill, sick leave should be supported collegially, up to 40 hours during the contract year (this includes summer term for GAs supported during the summer session)....

Posted: September 9, 2014, 2:30 PM

Dr. Joan Kang Shin Featured in UMBC Magazine

UMBC Magazine has included in its more recent issue a wonderful article about Dr. Joan Kang Shin ’08. The article highlights Dr Shin’s important contribution to the professional development of EFL...

Posted: September 8, 2014, 10:18 AM

Your UMBC Bucket List

by Craig Berger If one of your goals was to attend a university with a nationally-ranked athletic team, you can cross that off your list. Now the question is, what's on your UMBC Bucket List: the...

Posted: September 8, 2014, 10:09 AM