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Empowering Baltimore communities toward social change
Humanities scholars, cultural organizers, and community representatives will gather on October 29 for a dynamic discussion about building democracy, fostering social justice, and improving...
Posted: October 20, 2016, 7:21 PM
Christy Chapin explains the evolution of the U.S. healthcare system
In a new article in The Conversation, Christy Chapin analyzes the history of healthcare in the United States and traces the steps that lead to the insurance company model and the adoption of the...
Posted: October 7, 2016, 5:37 PM
Sarah Shin publishes new book on English language teaching as a second career
After conducting in-depth interviews and observations of students in a teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) graduate program, Sarah Shin, professor of education and special...
Posted: September 30, 2016, 5:15 PM
Ellen Handler Spitz publishes letter in The New York Times on why handwriting is still important
Note: This article was updated on September 30, 2016. Following a letter she published in The New York Times, Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz was a guest on the BYU Radio Network...
Posted: September 3, 2016, 2:38 AM
Lia Purpura named “Best Poet of 2016” by Baltimore Magazine
Baltimore Magazine recently released its “Best of 2016” edition, which highlighted leaders in arts and culture from across the city over the past year. Lia Purpura, writer in residence in UMBC’s...
Posted: September 2, 2016, 8:05 PM
UMBC and Reginald F. Lewis Museum announce first Africana studies postdoctoral fellow
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum, in partnership with UMBC’s Department of Africana Studies, will host postdoctoral fellow and instructor Iyelli Ichile during the upcoming year. As part of the...
Posted: August 26, 2016, 4:01 PM
Tahira Mahdi, Ph.D. student, describes how the arts and humanities impact lives in radio interview
In a new “Humanities Connection” segment on WYPR, Tahira Mahdi, a Ph.D. student in human services psychology, examines strategies for how people can evaluate the impact of the arts and humanities...
Posted: August 19, 2016, 6:34 PM
Marjoleine Kars and Kate Brown win prominent European University Institute fellowships
Marjoleine Kars and Kate Brown, both professors in UMBC’s history department, have been awarded prestigious fellowships to study at the European University Institute (EUI) in Italy for fall 2016....
Posted: August 12, 2016, 3:31 PM
Manil Suri awarded prestigious residency from The Rockefeller Foundation in Bellagio, Italy
Manil Suri is one of just 15 leading experts worldwide awarded a prestigious academic residency for September 2016 at the The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy. During the upcoming...
Posted: August 5, 2016, 5:06 PM
Kimberly Moffitt reflects on community responses and reactions to recent violence across the country
Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, joined The Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly Speaking” podcast with Dan Rodricks on July 20 to discuss reaction surrounding recent shootings...
Posted: July 21, 2016, 7:45 PM
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