Title:The Effects of 9/11 on US Immigration: How the US Halted Immigration Reform and Created an Anti-Immigrant Police State

Jessica Busch's oral presentation is from 2:35-2:50pm in RAC 106.

Mentor: Meredith Oyen, History

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 marked a turning point in the way Americans viewed immigration, and those views impacted immigration policy in ways we are still experiencing nearly 25 years later. This research explores the impact of 9/11 on U.S. immigration policy in three parts: the public and political stance on immigration during the 2000 Presidential Election and the first seven months of the Bush Administration; the immediate public and policy response to 9/11 and the increased power given to the Executive Branch through the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001 and Homeland Security Act of 2002; and the ways that the Trump Administration has weaponized the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Patrol against immigrants and U.S. citizens. This research demonstrates that post-9/11 policies, while intended to protect Americans and promote national security, have had unintended consequences that are evident in the actions of the Trump Administration.

URCAD is Wednesday, April 22 in the RAC!

URCAD.umbc.edu

The Orser Center for Public Humanities is excited to announce the 2026 BFS 3.0 UMBC Fellows: Click here to learn more abut the 2026 Fellows

The Baltimore Field School 3.0, Collaborative Teaching in Public Humanities is a one-day intensive workshop aimed at creating collaborative teaching tools rooted in public humanities approaches that strive to make the university’s outreach infrastructure more equitable and inclusive. By the end of the day, participants will have contributed to a toolkit that may include syllabus templates, assignment examples, assessment tools, and rubrics that will be localized in a shared online repository.

As part of UMBC’s Public Humanities program, the Baltimore Field School is an ongoing approach to community engaged research that moves from extractive approaches to research and instead is aimed at building sustainable and ethical projects while helping make the university’s outreach infrastructure more equitable.

In January 2026, UMBC and Maryland Humanities entered into a memorandum of agreement to formalize a partnership. This partnership will continue UMBC’s role as the institutional host for Maryland History Day and serve as a foundation for expanded collaboration between the two organizations. These collaborations will include events highlighting One Maryland, One Book; a regional humanities network conference for the Greater Baltimore Region; and America 250 events for Baltimore County. We are planning to create internships for both undergraduate and graduate students in the humanities.

Please stay tuned for upcoming events!

Please, come join us for the Spring Celebration organized by the Russian Area!  

Thursday, April 9th, FA 427, 4:30pm to 6:00pm;

Light refreshments.

Welcome the Spring Season with Egg and matryoshka painting, coloring activities, conversation, and connection!

All are welcome!

NAMI E-board elections are coming up starting April 15th! If you are interested in serving as President, Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary of NAMI for the Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 academic year, please fill out the NAMI 2026-2027 E-board Application Form before then. Elections for President, Vice President, and Secretary will run from April 15th-30th while the treasurer election will run from April 15th-20th due to our need for a new treasurer to serve starting this semester. 

UPDATE: The deadline to run in the NAMI elections is being extended to this Saturday (April 18th)!

All elections will now run from April 18th-30th.

If you would like to participate in the Money Smart Week 2026 Bingo Card scholarship opportunity, please download and print the Bingo Card attachment below.

Follow the instructions on the Bingo Card and in Scholarship Retriever for proper completion and submission.

Only one winner will be randomly selected for a $1,000 MSW Bingo Card scholarship!

Other ways to get the Money Smart Week 2026 Bingo Card:

• At the MSW Activity Table at True Grits on Monday, April 13th from 11:00AM - 2:00PM.
• At the MSW Money Madness: Grab the Cash, Gain the Knowledge event at Flat Tuesday's on Monday, April 13th from 11:00AM - 1:00PM.
• At the MSW Activity Table on Commons Mainstreet (across from Bookstore) on Tuesday, April 14th from 11:00AM - 2:00PM.
• At all MSW sessions (printed copy at in-person sessions, digital copy at virtual sessions, and both options will be available at hybrid sessions).

For use only during Money Smart Week 2026 (Monday, April 13, 2026 - Friday, April 17, 2026).

Hiii everyone! For this Thursdays meeting (4/9/26) from 4-5pm one of our very own club members will be giving a workshop presentation on Stylization ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

⋆.˚ If you are looking for your unique art style or just trying to refine it-- looking to make your stories and original characters more expressive, then you should definitely attend ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜

We'll be selling realistic temporary tattoos and flavored lemonades on Commons Mainstreet this Thursday 4/9 from 11am-3pm! 

Today, QSI Graduate Fellow Reece Roberston won UMBC's "3-Minute Thesis" competition for a summary of his research on the feasiblity of using quantum devices to manage urban train scheduling.

The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to explain their research to a non-specialist audience—one slides, one powerful, concise talk!

Congrats Reece...we are proud of you!  Next stop, 3MT regionals!

Come join us for a Treasure Hunt at Commons 331 on April 13th from 6–8 PM!

Pizza will be provided 🍕