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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...

Full Title: Mini “Graduate Horizons” Session at UMBC: Tuesday, July 13, 2010UMBC, the #1 Up and Coming University in the U.S.,  is pleased to announce the date for our  2010 graduate school...

The Dissertation House at UMB ends today.  We thank the staff of the Writing Center (Gerry Lardner, Jane Sellman, and Almeta Sly-Thompson) and the Counseling Center (Douglas Chay.) The following...

UMB opened the summer season of the Dissertation House on Monday with several students in the on-campus session, and others joining online.  The day opened with comments by Dr. Judith Pollack...

The UMB campus is preparing for it’s first Dissertation House.  We are looking forward to welcoming participants to the SMC Campus Center, Room 353 at 9 AM. The UMB Writing Center is co-sponsoring...

Recap of Past SSIs through pictures Filed under: PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP, Summer Success Institute (SSI) Tagged: AGEP, Grad students, PROMISE, SSI

Save the date! The 2010 PROMISE SSI is coming to UMBC’s campus, Saturday, August 21! Details coming soon! The SSI is designed to connect new, incoming graduate students with more advanced...