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Announcing the New Fall Teaching Assistant ADVANCED Skills Series!

Have a chance to earn a CIRTL certification!

Join us in the Graduate Student and Postdoc Development (GSPD) unit this fall for the Teaching Assistant ADVANCED Series, a 5-session professional development workshop series designed to support...

Posted: August 13, 2026, 8:27 PM

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Jamie Gurganus receives APLU 2026 Malone International Leadership Award

We are so proud of Dr. Gurganus, one of our own at GSPD.

Jamie Gurganus,’04, M.S. ’11, Ph.D. ’20, mechanical engineering, assistant teaching professor in UMBC's Engineering and Computing Education Program and director of the Center for the Integration...

Posted: August 13, 2026, 2:56 PM

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Announcing the Fall Teaching Assistant Basic Skills Series!

Have a chance to earn a CIRTL certification!

Join us in the Graduate Student and Postdoc Development (GSPD) unit this fall for the Teaching Assistant Basic Series, a 7-session professional development workshop series designed to support...

Posted: August 13, 2026, 12:38 PM

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Decoding Graduate School

Demystifying the Hidden Curriculum for All Grad Students

Welcome to graduate school at UMBC. You were admitted because you have the intellect, drive, and passion to make a meaningful mark on your field. But let’s be honest—nobody hands you a manual for...

Posted: August 10, 2026, 5:29 PM

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Need GSA Help Promoting Your Event, Program, or Announcement?

One form for all your needs!

Graduate Student Association (GSA) is excited to introduce a new Marketing Request Form designed to make it easier for graduate students, committees, departments, and campus partners to promote...

Posted: July 22, 2026, 10:14 AM

Project Proposals for FL26 Data Science and AI Scholars

Due July 24, 2026

iHARP is collecting project proposals for the next cohort of Data Science & AI Scholars. If you're interested in mentoring a student in the upcoming Fall 2026 semester, please fill out the...

Posted: July 22, 2026, 9:22 AM