Briscoe Turner is a student staff member at the Women’s Center. She is a sophomore Psychology major and Writing minor and a co-facilitator of Women of Color Coalition, a bi-weekly discussion group...
December 10, 2018
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12:09 PM
Posts
Truth be told, I’ve been avoiding writing about the tragedy in Pittsburgh. I didn’t want to read any of the numerous articles that were shared, I didn’t want to engage with the flood of posts on...
December 7, 2018
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8:37 AM
As the semester comes to a close, our hours will be slightly altered. On Study Day, December 12th, we will be closing at 5pm. Additionally, we will be closed on December 20th and 21st....
December 5, 2018
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10:43 AM
and background information on in-person training
Based on recommendations from the UMBC community, and consistent with recent changes in Maryland State law, all employees will now undergo in-person training on sexual misconduct prevention and...
December 5, 2018
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9:11 AM
Author’s note: The following reflection on discomfort stems from the alumni discussion the Women’s Center hosted as an introduction to Critical Social Justice keynote speaker Deanna Zandt....
November 21, 2018
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7:08 AM
Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are writing to inform you that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights recently issued proposed amendments for the implementation of Title...
November 20, 2018
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3:02 PM
Alexia Petasis is an INDS intern on the Women’s Center student staff team. Alexia studies social justice and dance. In the following blog post, she runs through a list of crucial self-care...
November 19, 2018
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3:17 PM
Dear Members of the UMBC Community, We are writing to update you on the implementation of mandatory Title IX/sexual misconduct awareness and prevention training that is required of all faculty,...
November 19, 2018
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10:23 AM
Shrijana Khanal is a Student Staff member at the Women’s Center. She is an Economics major with minors in Computer Science and International Relations. Shrijana is a co-facilitator of Pop...
November 12, 2018
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3:26 PM
The Women's Center will close at 3pm on Wednesday, November 21st and will remain closed throughout the rest of the week in observance of Thanksgiving. We will re-open with our regular hours of...
November 12, 2018
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3:10 PM