The Judith Shinogle Award Lecture

Featuring Kiki Malomo-Paris  

The School of Public Policy's annual Shinogle Award Lecture will be held Thursday, November 5th at 5pm, via Webex. 

Date: Friday, Oct 23, 2020

Time: 3:00 PM

The Hill-Lopes Scholars Program and Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics at Towson University present Rita Colwell, Ph.D. as she shares stories from her new memoir, "A Lab of One’s Own: One Woman’s Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science."

The Center for Social Concern at Johns Hopkins University is hosting a talk entitled Black Americans: Race and Representation in the Media on Thursday, October 15th, from 7:00 to 8:00pm.

Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt, Interim Dean of College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at UMBC, will be discussing media representations of Black Americans, respectability politics and Black exceptionalism, as well as racial narrative’s impact on Black children.

Bio: Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt is the Interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at UMBC. Dr. Moffitt’s research focuses on mediated representations of marginalized groups as well as the politicized nature of Black hair and the body. She has published three co-edited volumes. She extends her research interests into the community by offering workshops on Black hair and body politics as it relates to bullying among middle school girls. Dr. Moffitt often writes op-ed articles for the Baltimore Sun and is a frequent guest on local public radio programs. She is a founding parent and board member of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys Charter School, a 4th-12th college preparatory school in Baltimore City.

Registration is required. The link to register is: https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_suDdQ6YpQr-lks8MwlcwvQ

David Card, Class of 1950 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and President-Elect of the American Economics Association.

In the U.S., universities traditionally have been viewed as engines of economic growth and essential for supporting upward mobility — both for individuals and the nation. However, across many decades, a persistent counter-narrative has cast doubt on their value. Recently, concerns about rising tuition, student debt, and job insecurity have bred a dystopian view of university education.

Economist David Card argues that this view ignores a mass of positive data. While profound challenges confront American higher education, universities still bring enormous economic benefits to individual students and to the nation. Empirical evidence shows that the economic rewards for a college degree are higher than ever. In addition, there are other benefits, such as better health, a longer life, and potentially more life satisfaction. Despite these benefits, the U.S. public education system has expanded very little, especially investment in public universities.

Click here for the WebEx link.  Event password is:  UMBCSSF

Free and open to the public; faculty are encouraged to invite their classes to attend.

Register here to join the webinar.

On Tuesday, October 13 at 3 pm ET, the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families will host a webinar for emerging scholars. Navigating the Job Market During COVID-19 will focus on providing advanced graduate students and early career investigators with strategies for navigating the job market amid this uncertain time.   This webinar will be moderated by a UMBC/Meyerhoff alum, Esther Gross (Statistics).

Attendees will hear from:

• Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez (Vice President at AECF Center for Systems Innovation)
• Kim Turner (Analytics Translator at Humana)
• Anthony Peguero (Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Virginia Tech) 

Register here to join.