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UMBC faculty celebrate opportunities to expand collaboration across disciplines
“The complex problems we face do not organize themselves neatly into the categories we’re used to,” says Carole McCann, professor and chair of gender and women’s studies. “We need to think beyond...
Posted: November 8, 2016, 10:36 PM
Critical Social Justice celebrates UMBC as a home for learning, activism, and social change
Each year, Critical Social Justice provides a series of interactive events for the UMBC community to explore social justice from a variety of perspectives. In celebration of UMBC’s 50th...
Posted: October 28, 2016, 6:46 PM
Researchers across disciplines gather for vital conversation about academic freedom
UMBC students, faculty, and staff gathered on May 12, 2016, to honor the work of two accomplished emerging scholars and to engage in a vibrant discussion on academic freedom and the display and...
Posted: May 17, 2016, 5:25 PM
UMBC to have strong presence at the 2016 Latin American Studies Association Conference
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. This year, several UMBC...
Posted: May 6, 2016, 4:32 PM
Viviana MacManus awarded major national fellowship for social justice research
Viviana MacManus, an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, has been awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation....
Posted: April 11, 2016, 2:43 PM
Marketplace radio series highlights UMBC faculty diversity initiatives
Nationwide, just 4 percent of full-time professors are black and 3 percent are Hispanic. What will it take to move the dial on the representation of diverse faculty at U.S. colleges and...
Posted: February 9, 2016, 7:02 PM
Amy Bhatt describes how Seattle’s South Asian technology workforce is changing the face of global giving
A feature published in the December 2015 edition of Seattle Magazine examines how Seattle’s South Asian population is becoming more visible in the philanthropic community. Amy Bhatt, an assistant...
Posted: January 12, 2016, 5:54 PM
UMBC expert emphasizes the importance of minority voices in 2016 election
Black Girls Vote, a nonprofit organization designed to boost voter turnout in Baltimore, was recently featured in the Baltimore Sun. In the article, Kate Drabinski, a lecturer of gender and...
Posted: January 4, 2016, 7:41 PM
UMBC’s newest Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity pursue game-changing research
Now in its third cohort, UMBC’s Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity program recognizes and supports talented scholars who are emerging as cutting-edge researchers and educators in their...
Posted: December 21, 2015, 6:04 PM
Amy Bhatt featured in PBS documentary on 1965 Immigration Act
In a short documentary produced by KCTS, the PBS affiliate in Seattle, examining the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act and its impact on the Pacific Northwest and the rest of the country’s...
Posted: October 2, 2015, 11:34 AM
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