Work with the Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center in Highland Beach, MD, and the Maryland State Archives to help archive and preserve the community's rich history. They have a grant to restore the museum, which was the former summer home of the Douglass family, and have applied for additional state grants to complete archival work. They would like to hire a UMBC undergrad and a grad student to help them start the archiving and conservation project this summer, beginning in early July.  

Contact Dr. Liz Patton epatton@umbc.edu

The Leadership Alliance’s Virtual Professional Development Series (VPD) is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in exploring a research career. The VPD is designed for all students - from those who are just beginning to understand what research is to those with multiple research experiences. The VPD will:

• Improve your understanding of the overall research process
• Provide a better understanding of research opportunities across disciplines and subject areas
• Introduce you to professionals in industry, academia, and government who are affecting social change through their research
• Give you increased confidence for future research opportunities and graduate school application processes
• Improve your networking skills and expand your network at multiple career levels
• Understand the careers that are available to research professionals
• Inspire hope, ignite curiosity, and help propel you to the next phase of your academic career

This program is FREE and runs from June 1 through July 17, 2026, and will feature:

• Weekly "Conversations with a Doctoral Scholar" (Leadership Alliance alumni who have received their PhDs or MD-PhDs) on Mondays at 4 pm EDT
• Professional Development Workshops on Wednesdays at 4 pm EDT
• Graduate School Recruitment and Info Sessions on Thursdays from 3 - 4 pm EDT and 4 - 5 pm EDT, and on Fridays 2 - 3 pm EDT, and 3 - 4 pm EDT.
• The opportunity to connect with peers, mentors, and future colleagues

Participation in most events can happen synchronously (live - strongly encouraged if the option is available to you) or asynchronously (through recordings and related follow-up activities). All registered participants will be enrolled in a Google Classroom where all workshop and program materials will be stored.

The Leadership Alliance will present a digital badge/certificate of completion to students who:

• Attend (or asynchronously view) at least 5 of the 7 Wednesday Workshops
• Visit at least 4 Graduate School Recruitment and info sessions
• Submit a question for at least 2 of the 7 "Conversations with a Doctoral Scholar" sessions
• Follow The Leadership Alliance on LinkedIn
• Complete a post-survey

Participants will be able to upload their digital badge to various platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc) and share with prospective employers and graduate institutions via email.

Program information and the link to register can be found on The Leadership Alliance's website here: https://theleadershipalliance.org/virtual-professional-development

The Global Asias Initiative is now offering the fourth and final round of its student research fellowship in Global Asias for Spring 2026. 

This spring the format for the fellowship will be a 3-credit undergraduate internship with Asian Studies or American Studies. Interns will also receive a $500 stipend. The intern will be working with the Howard County Historical Society (HCHS) to support increasing their archival material on the Asian American Community, which will include both gathering materials as well as community outreach and interviews. 

Internship applications are due October 12, 2025 by 11:59pm.

Application Process: 

• Review the full position description and requirements 

• Speak with a faculty member in Asian Studies or American Studies willing to serve as your Faculty Supervisor should you be selected for the internship

• By 11:59pm on Sun, October 12, 2025: Submit responses to the following questions to Dr. Tamara Bhalla (tbhalla@umbc.edu) and Priya Bhayana (priyab@umbc.edu). Please keep your total response (all 3 questions) to 250 words maximum.

  • 1) What interests you about this position?

  • 2) Please describe your prior experience with gathering archival material, if any (experience is not required!). If you don’t have direct professional experience in this area, please describe what skills you have that you would bring to this task.

  • 3) Please describe your prior experience with community outreach or interviewing, if any (experience is not required!). If you don’t have direct professional experience in this area, please describe what skills you have that you would bring to this task.

TIMELINE:

Deadline for Application: Sun, Oct 12, 2025 by 11:59pm

Applicants Notified of Decision: Wed, October 22, 2025

Spring 2026 Course Registration Opens: October 27, 2025

PAYMENT DISBURSEMENT:

Payment will be distributed to the student as a stipend in two $250 amounts at the beginning and the end of the semester.

• If selected, students will have to complete a short onboarding process

• If students are not already employed by system, they will also have to fill out an I-9

CONTACT INFO:

Please reach out to both Dr. Tamara Bhalla at tbhalla@umbc.edu and Priya Bhayana at priyab@umbc.edu with any questions.

Position Overview:

Position Type: Internship, Stipend, Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student

Handshake ID: 9726261

Hiring Manager: Dr. Ciara Christian

Term: Spring 2025 semester with the ability for renewal

Yearly Stipend: $1500

Internship Description:

Do you always find yourself talking about social justice? Are you the friend in your group who's always adding “nuance” to the conversation? Then we’re looking for you! Social Justice Dialogue Facilitation Fellows work for the Center for Social Justice Dialogue and are supervised by professional staff within the Center. 

The main role of this internship is to support the work of the Center for Social Justice Dialogue (CSJD) in cultivating a campus community where everyone feels empowered and equipped to engage in difficult dialogue across differences of identity, background, and lived experience. Built on a foundation of Intergroup Theory and other social justice education frameworks, interns will co-create and deliver workshops on topics of identity, social justice, and dialogue to student populations. Further, students will support projects including MediaBytes, Your Story Belongs Here, InterACT, FYS: Race, Social Justice, and Dialogue, and other departmental programs. They may also support collaborative dialogue programs in partnership with other departments on campus (e.g. The Women’s Center, Center for Democracy and Civic Life, Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging, etc). Facilitators are expected to work a maximum of ten hours a week which includes weekly staff meetings to engage in deep learning, prepare for workshops, and continue developing student-focused programming. Interns engage in ongoing training, reviewing key activities, facilitation skills, and foundational introductions to various social justice concepts. Interns must be available for these training sessions as well as program retreats.

Upon the completion of more advanced training (including Restorative Practices) and a full year of participation, students will have the opportunity to apply to a “senior internship” position to facilitate higher stakes dialogues.

General Responsibilities:

• Develop, facilitate, and promote peer-led workshops on topics related to identity, social justice, and dialogue to student populations 

• Engage in ongoing learning and development connected to dialogue and facilitation

• Co-create the continued foundation for IDEAL and InterACT programs, as well as contribute ideas and content for workshop curriculum 

• Support CSJD programming through attendance, marketing/promotion, co-facilitating activities within larger dialogues and workshops, etc.

• Meet with the primary supervisor and attend regular student staff meetings (dependent on student availability)

• Serve as departmental “student liaison,” gathering information about current student “hot topics” and  needs and wants connected to dialogue 

• Serve as an ambassador for IDEAL and InterACT programs, as well as CSJD more broadly 

• Follow all area regulations within the Code of Conduct (this is provided during the staff onboarding process)

• Fulfill all other duties and responsibilities as appropriate and assigned (including, but not limited to occasional  oral / written reflections, time tracking, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a full-time, matriculating undergraduate or graduate student at UMBC;

• Must have and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (semesterly checks will be conducted);

• Must be able to commit to a minimum of one full academic year for at least 10 hours per week; 

  • Interns are strongly encouraged to enroll and fulfill all the requirements PRAC098 offered through the Career Center each semester, but especially for their first full semester of the internship program. Learn more about PRAC here.

• Must be committed to being a positive role model and demonstrate leadership skills;

• Must demonstrate ability to interact and communicate mindfully in person and online with diverse students, staff, faculty, and other campus community members;

• Must be flexible with schedules depending on relevant programs, events and/or student professional development opportunities; 

• Must have flexibility to work evening and weekend hours on occasion;  

• Must attend all training sessions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with myUMBC, Gmail, Google Drive, Canva, Instagram,, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator 

• Demonstrated basic knowledge in any of the following areas: the relationship between identity, power, privilege and oppression, intersectionality, social justice-related theories, intergroup dialogue (e.g. Critical Race Theory, Feminist/Womanist Theory, Queer Theory, Social Identity Theory)

• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience through student organization leadership, civic engagement and/or activism

• Have summer and winter availability; and

• Have verbal, spoken, and/or written multilingual skills

To apply, find the position on Handshake with the ID: 9726261