David Balosa has shared with us a poem which is a reflection on achieving candidacy. Candidacy (poem) My mentors—on diversity for human dignity, I honor you! My friends—in unity and fraternity,...
Frank Anderson, Cohort 18, has been recently featured on a CBS report. The piece is on the announcement of the $1.6 million partnership between UMBC, Baltimore Public Schools, and the Northrop...
Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 - Students/Faculty join us for lunch
Our Welcome Back event has been moved to February 8 so we can have a combined Welcome Back/Open House event and Chinese New Year celebration. We're looking forward to seeing everyone. We need a...
There are still seats available in AFST/ENGL 261: 20th Century Black Lit, a comparative approach to African and African American literatures. Register now for Spring 2016!
Our sincere congratulations to Andrew DeVos and Jermaine Ellerbe who received their PhD diplomas during the graduation and hooding ceremony last December. This is a photo of Dr. Ellerbe with his...
POSITION TITLE: Long Term Education Technical Trainer OPENING DATE: December 18, 2015 CLOSING DATE: January 15, 2015 WORK HOURS: Full-time: 40 hours/week LOCATION: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ...
Each year, three national higher education organizations--the American Democracy Project, The Democracy Commitment, and NASPA--jointly host a Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE)...
The Shriver Center is launching an exploratory Public Service Scholars program this Spring. The Baltimore RISE Fellowship (Regional Impact through Sector Engagement) is seeking 8 students...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers tuition-free opportunities for college and university educators to study a variety of humanities topics in the summer. Stipends of...
Grant Awarded for Initiative Exploring Race in Baltimore
UMBC is a major partner in a new National Endowment for the Humanities grant initiative, “Baltimore Stories: Narratives and the Life of an American City.” Together with partners University of...