CFP: 38th Graduate Research Conference at UMBC
The 38th Annual Graduate Research Conference (GRC) will be held on March 23, 2016. The GRC is a collaborative effort of the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Office of Graduate Student Life (OGSL), and the GSA Senate. The 2016 GRC is a campus wide event which provides a platform for graduate students, across all disciplines, to come together to share their research, network professionally, and engage in intellectual discussions on a multifarious scale. For the first time, GRC will have a three-minute thesis competition (3MT), to know more about 3MT please visit http://threeminutethesis.org/.

This year’s conference will also feature a keynote panel, professional development workshop, research information fair, and a three minute thesis competition.

All graduate students at any stage of their graduate work are invited to deliver their oral presentation, poster presentation, artist talk, performance and media presentation, or work in progress. All presentation formats are welcome!

The abstract submission deadline is January 22, 2016.

For more information about the conference, please visit the GRC website or contact Sourabh Arsey at grc.umbc@gmail.com.
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UMBC faculty are invited to apply for Dresher Center Research Fellowships. Full-time tenure-track faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are welcome to submit proposals. Information: http://bit.ly/1IzD9Vm

Dresher Center Summer Faculty Research Fellowships
Applications Due: February 15, 2016
Dresher Center Summer Research Fellows will receive support for research and assistance in developing extramural funding applications, book proposals, and grant project applications. Funding may also be used for the completion of book manuscripts, major articles, or projects of a similar stature.

Dresher Center Residential Faculty Research Fellowships
Applications Due: May 1, 2016
Two Faculty Research Fellows will reside in the Dresher Center in spring 2017. Funding is intended to support and promote significant humanities research at UMBC. Fellows will also participate actively in other Dresher Center programs.

For Doctoral and Master's Degree Candidates:
Dresher Center Graduate Student Research Fellowships
Applications Due: March 15, 2016
The Dresher Center offers two residential Graduate Student Fellowships that are open to all UMBC doctoral and master’s level students working on humanities-related research projects culminating in a dissertation or master’s thesis. Fellowships will be awarded for the fall 2016 semester.

Please contact Jessica Berman or Rachel Brubaker with questions.

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Please join us in congratulating the following Language, Literacy and Culture students who will be receiving their Ph.D. diplomas during the graduation and hooding ceremony on Wednesday, December 16th, at 10 a.m. in the Retriever Activities Center:

Andrew DeVos, Mixed Messaages: An Interdisciplinary Narrative of Interracial Sexuality in US Films, 1956-2001 (Co-Chairs: Bev Bickel and Jason Loviglio)

Jermaine Ellerbe, From Clinical Preparation to Professional Practice: A Case Study Assessing Teacher Education Outcomes and School District Domains in First Year Teachers’ Performance Evaluations (Chair: Susan Blunck)

After the ceremony you are cordially invited to join us in Sherman Hall (B-Wing), Room 220 to celebrate with Jermaine and his family and friends. (Andy will not be able to attend.)


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The Modern Language faculty at UWL are excited to announce a tenure track, Assistant Professor of Spanish position to begin August 26, 2016. We seek applications from individuals who hold a Ph.D. in Spanish with specialization in language pedagogy, or a related field, who have native or near-native fluency in Spanish, and who have at least three years experience teaching in a K-12 setting (Spanish, another language, or bilingual). The candidates ability to teach courses in language teaching methodology, second language acquisition, and courses in introductory linguistics is highly desirable. Experience with edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) will strengthen the application. Our new faculty member will join colleagues who teach language and other courses at all undergraduate levels, and will enjoy a community of scholars dedicated to the development and support of ongoing scholarship. In addition, the successful candidate will participate in service activities at departmental, college, and university levels. Candidates who have experience with a variety of teaching methods, have knowledge of or experience working with culturally diverse groups, have the potential to obtain research funding and have a strong desire to incorporate undergraduate students in their research activities are preferred.

This position is affiliated with the School of Education and the dean of the School of Education will provide feedback regarding hiring and personnel reviews to the department.

Faculty at UWL teach 12 credits per semester.  The Department of Modern Languages values diversity in our faculty and student body and encourages applications from women, persons of color, individuals with a disability and veterans.  Review of applications will begin December 23, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants must provide the following credentials: a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, and the names and contact information of three references.  If you have a special need/accommodation to aid your participation in the hiring process, please contact Judy King at (608)-785-8324 to make appropriate arrangements.

Electronic submission of application materials is required.  For additional information about this position and to apply, please visit https://employment.uwlax.edu/

Note: LLC alumn, Dr. Heather Linville is assistant professor at UW, La Corsse. If anyone is interested or has any questions, please contact her at linville.ha@gmail.com

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Research Awards for Adjunct Faculty 

The UMBC Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC) is pleased to announce that we have been allocated professional development funding for adjunct faculty. 

UMBC recently established the fund, to be administered annually by the AFAC as a standing university committee, to support professional development for adjunct faculty.

Awards for each individual adjunct faculty member will not exceed $500 in the academic year. Amount of individual awards may be affected by factors including number of applicants. 

Further explanation of criteria, eligibility, and conditions to be posted in Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC) myUMBC page.
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Imagine if you could feed the hungry, clothe the poor, find jobs for the jobless, educate children, and plant trees with your own talent?

CapX is a social innovation under development but needs you to help us learn how.  We are preparing to launch a platform that will transform how the public interacts with nonprofits, how nonprofits make decisions about resource allocation, and how missions are met by nonprofits.  But this innovation can only be successful with your participation.  On Tuesday, December 8th, join fellow students and bring your friends for some beta testing to provide CapX with your feedback to make this vision a reality.  Young people like you and Americans across the country are seeking ways to truly affect the world and with your help, they will find it.  

When: December 8th, three sessions: 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm
Where: Public Policy Building, Room 107.
What: Bring a laptop if you have it!  
Enjoy: Pizza dinner, sodas, and company!
Why: To change the world! 

There will be 3 separate sessions, lasting up to one hour each:  5:30pm, 6:30pm, & 7:30 pm.  All in PUP 107.  Pizza will be provided.  If you are interested and available, please sign up for a session HERE - space is limited! 

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The University recognizes the need of birth mothers to respond to or to recover from the effects of pregnancy and/or the delivery of a child.  If a birth mother believes that she requires a Fellowship period of more than six weeks, she must obtain a letter from her physician or other licensed health-care professional that provides (1) the nature of the need; (2) a statement that the GA cannot return to her duties for health reasons arising from the pregnancy and/or delivery; and (3) the duration of required absence beyond the initial six weeks.

In all instances, the GA should discuss his or her Fellowship plans with his or her GPD and/or supervisor as soon as possible to allow for maximum collegial support.  All Fellowship requests must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and the GA’s supervisor.  Upon request, the Graduate School will reimburse the cost of the GA’s stipend to the supporting department.  The form by which to request a Fellowship is located on the Graduate School's website under "GA Forms."

The Graduate School recommends that international students consult in advance with the Office of International Education Services before their period of parental leave.

The substance of the above text will be included in the next version of the Graduate Assistant Handbook as a replacement for "Maternity Leave."   ]]> In recognition of the challenges of balancing the demands of a graduate assistantship and parenting a new child, UMBC offers Fellowships for Parental Leave to improve the environment for new... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56381/guest@my.umbc.edu/d70e70c8da8bb90f5be9886f1583d2a2/api/pixel balance career life Grad Student & Postdoc Development https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616 PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xxlarge.jpg?1449022729 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xlarge.jpg?1449022729 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/large.jpg?1449022729 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/medium.jpg?1449022729 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/small.jpg?1449022729 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xsmall.jpg?1449022729 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xxsmall.jpg?1449022729 2 0 true Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:19:44 -0500 CFP: Special Issue of the Journal of Hate Studies Hate and Heritage


In the spring of 2015, actor Ben Affleck appeared on PBS’s Finding Your Roots, hosted by Henry Louis Gates. In preparation for the show, which traces the genealogies of famous Americans, Affleck requested that information about his family’s ownership of black slaves be omitted from the broadcast, though details about Affleck’s more noble ancestors, including his mother, who was a Freedom Rider, were highlighted. When the omission was publically revealed, Affleck admitted that he was “embarrassed” by ancestors who owned slaves. “The very thought left a bad taste in my mouth,” he shared on Facebook.

Affleck’s unwillingness to publicly admit to a family history of racism mirrors a broader cultural reluctance to address the close ties between heritage—both personal and national—and hate.  Family genealogies are only one area where such relationships are erased or ignored. Geography is marked and marred by acts of hate, acts commemorated, memorialized, celebrated, condemned, mourned, hidden, and ignored by various populations across time. Sacred spaces and sacred time are dedicated to hate events, then erased and rededicated. Official and unofficial histories make and remake the meaning of such events, and popular culture interprets and reinterprets them. We invent rituals to engage us with our hateful pasts, and we also craft narratives that distance us from it. Among extremists, hateful heritage is a source of pride, while among others, it is a source of guilt, humiliation, trauma, and defensiveness. In sum, hate events are never settled but are instead a source of constant conflict as they resonate across generations, informing the contemporary moment in ways frequently unseen, especially by those in power, and misunderstood, often strategically.

The Journal of Hate Studies seeks submissions of manuscripts examining the relationships between hate and heritage. Potential topics include:

Click on the link below for more information about the submission process.
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We are proud to share Ibrahim’s latest academic contribution to the Sound and the Screen Symposium at the University of West London (London, UK) on November 20th, 2015.

Ibrahim presented the paper "A Funnier Monk: Rhetoric of Music in TV Series Adaptations”. He focused on the use of music in cross-culturally adapted TV series, and its effect on viewers' perceptions in light of two concrete examples from two particular scenes. In these scenes, the politics of Turkish culture and the power relationships between characters are depicted not only by the visual and spatial configurations in the frame or scene, but are also implicitly constructed through the musical score, which influences the viewers’ perceptions of the same scene(s) in the two versions.


Congratulations, Ibrahim!

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We are proud to share Shani’s latest academic and professional contributions during the 2015 Physician Assistant Education Forum that took place in Washington D.C. on November 10-11, 2015.

In this forum, Shani served as the project lead for an inaugural leadership development workshop for minority faculty. She also co-presented the session Strategies for Targeted Recruitment: Diversifying Applicants to Meet Workforce Demands. Finally, Shani helped to coordinate a grassroots community service outreach effort with over 30 PAs recruiting to schools over DC reaching over 150 students.

Congratulations Shani!
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