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UMBC’s María Célleri and Yolanda Valencia receive Mellon Fellowships for research on an immigrant community in Washington and postcolonial transformation of Quito, Ecuador
Yolanda Valencia, assistant professor of geography and environmental studies, and María Célleri, assistant professor of gender, women’s, and sexuality studies, have received 12-month Career...
Posted: July 8, 2022, 12:43 PM
UMBC’s newest grads leave a legacy of advocacy, inclusion, and support for fellow students
On the back of every UMBC black and gold ID card is a guide to essential emergency resources, including numbers for health, counseling, sexual assault, and suicide prevention helplines. The new...
Posted: May 18, 2021, 8:41 PM
New UMBC grads honor parents’ immigrant journeys by forging their own paths
Graduating seniors Anthony Cano, Renato Zanelli, and Maya Scheirer came to UMBC with pride and hunger instilled by their immigrant parents’ work ethic. They brought rich cultures, languages, and...
Posted: December 14, 2020, 9:29 PM
UMBC’s first virtual conference on inclusive language engages hundreds of education professionals from around the world
UMBC hosted “The Evolving World of Inclusive Language” on June 10, 2020, at a moment of intense focus on anti-racism and inclusion in higher education. The event was organized by Catalina Sofia...
Posted: August 26, 2020, 2:06 AM
UMBC historian Constantine Vaporis brings samurai scholarship to the public through TED-Ed animation
UMBC’s Constantine Vaporis, professor of history, has partnered with TED-Ed Animations to produce A Day In The Life of A Teenage Samurai. This original video draws from over thirty years of...
Posted: July 23, 2020, 6:46 PM
UMBC’s Gloria Chuku is named the 2020 – 21 Lipitz Professor for her research on the Igbo people of Nigeria
Gloria Chuku, chair andprofessor of Africana studies, has been named UMBC’s Lipitz Professor of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) for 2020 – 21. This distinguished...
Posted: July 23, 2020, 6:32 PM
Graduating UMBC student advocates keep building community in an unprecedented time
For Nadia BenAissa ’20, gender, women’s, and sexuality studies (GWST), and Sam Hertl ’20, social work, UMBC has been a place to grow as leaders and advocates. Their college experiences have been...
Posted: May 15, 2020, 8:57 PM
Three years in, UMBC’s Inclusion Imperative connects humanities scholars focused on diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice
UMBC’s Inclusion Imperative is now in its third year of promoting diversity and inclusion in the humanities—on campus and across the region. The five-year initiative, funded by a $750,000 grant...
Posted: April 7, 2020, 7:52 PM
In Baltimore Revisited, UMBC and community authors reflect on the city’s history of inequality and resistance
UMBC’s Nicole King, American studies, and Kate Drabinski, gender, women’s, and sexuality studies, have published Baltimore Revisited. The anthology, edited with the University of Baltimore’s...
Posted: October 22, 2019, 4:31 PM
UMBC’s Mejdulene B. Shomali receives Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellowship for research on gender and sexuality in transnational Arab culture
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has selected UMBC’s Mejdulene B. Shomali as a Career Enhancement Fellow. She is one of just 32 professors selected from institutions from across...
Posted: July 12, 2019, 7:43 PM
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