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Dr. Carter opened the last day of UMCP’s Dissertation House with a talk on the “Academic Job Search.”  The week has been filled with mini-lectures, interactive exercises, cohort community...

You are invited to attend a workshop on the “Secrets of the Faculty Interview,” coming to UMBC’s Campus, Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:30 AM, The Commons, Room 331. Speaker: Dr. Philip Rous, Dean...

Our Dissertation House Resource page has been updated with references for many of the books that we display during our workshops along with links that can be used for the job search....

Photos taken from The Commons during the suddenly intense rain and sudden return of sunlight a few minutes ago.  Everyone in The Commons was directed to seek "shelter in place" in a stairwell...

Full Title: Successful Dissertation House at UMBC. College Park’s DH starts tomorrow. UMBC’s grad students stated that they enjoyed the Dissertation House experience and were pleased with their...

Following two successful Dissertation House sessions at the University of Maryland Baltimore (Medical School, Downtown campus), and  UMBC campuses, we are looking forward to welcoming UMCP’s ...

The anticipation was the best part, of course.  As I thought about the time machine sitting inside the box my parents had shipped out to me, I kept flashing back to my life in the world of 1980. ...

Full Title: Two Opportunities to Represent Students to Maryland Policy MakersThe Maryland Higher Education Commission sets policies that affect every college student in the state.  Its Student...

It’s the week after Independence Day, 2010.  I am 42 years old, and have been working at UMBC for seven years.  Last week I defended my doctoral dissertation proposal, one of the last big steps...

Dr. Janet Rutledge, UMBC's Graduate Dean, talks with doctoral candidate participants at the July 2009 Summer Dissertation House on UMBC's Campus. Participants came from a variety of departments...