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Starting at Sparrows Point, humanities research amplifies voices and histories of Baltimore communities
For 125 years, Baltimore’s Sparrows Point Steel Mill employed tens of thousands of steel workers and was a center of community life in the region. At one point the mill was the world’s largest...
Posted: December 1, 2015, 11:25 PM
Kimberly Moffitt discusses GOP presidential debate and impact of social media on student activism
Following the November 10 Republican presidential debate on Fox Business Network, Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, was a guest on the Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly...
Posted: November 12, 2015, 3:58 PM
Kimberly Moffitt moderates GOP presidential debate panel on Marc Steiner Show
Following the October 28 Republican presidential debate on CNBC, Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, moderated a panel on WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show analyzing the...
Posted: October 30, 2015, 3:51 PM
Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, Discusses Growth of #BlackLivesMatter on ABC 2 Baltimore
As #BlackLivesMatter continues to grow on social media, ABC 2 TV in Baltimore recently hosted Kimberly Moffitt for a discussion to explain how the movement has spread and how it is different from...
Posted: September 11, 2015, 7:24 PM
Humanities Forum: Dear White People: Film Screening and Conversation (9/24)
Humanities Forum Kimberly Moffitt, Dresher Center fellow and associate professor of American studies, UMBC Damon Turner, adjunct professor in Africana studies, UMBC and PhD Candidate in African...
Posted: September 4, 2015, 5:28 PM
Humanities Forum: Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America (9/17)
Humanities Forum Eduardo López, television producer, journalist and documentarian Thursday, September 17 | 5:30 pm New location: Performing Arts and Humanities Building Room 132 The rapid...
Posted: September 4, 2015, 5:27 PM
How we rebuild: UMBC alumni on supporting Baltimore communities
Joe Jones remembers the day vividly. After attending Freddie Gray’s funeral at New Shiloh Baptist Church on April 27, 2015, he walked to his office across the street at the Center for Urban...
Posted: August 25, 2015, 7:09 PM
UMBC Students Collaborate to Produce Audio Documentary About Station North’s Hour Haus on WYPR
Photo by INDS major Dan Goodrich On July 30, a longtime music and arts space in Station North closed its doors permanently. The Hour Haus served as a music practice facility and performance venue...
Posted: August 7, 2015, 2:53 PM
Clifford Murphy, American Studies, Selected for National Arts Director Position
Clifford Murphy, an adjunct lecturer of American studies, has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to be its new director of folk and traditional arts. Murphy, an adjunct...
Posted: July 9, 2015, 8:10 PM
UMBC Awarded Maryland Humanities Council Grant for “Mapping Dialogues” Project
As part of its latest major grant cycle, the Maryland Humanities Council awarded UMBC a $10,000 grant for “Mapping Dialogues,” a project that focuses on the history and culture of the Baybrook and...
Posted: July 9, 2015, 7:51 PM
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