Meaningful Representation
Minner hopes the creation of an archive at UMBC will encourage more members of the Lumbee Tribe to dig into their past, while also finding pride in their present. Continue Reading Meaningful Representation
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News and Updates about UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Poland’s anti-abortion push highlights pandemic risks to democracy
The push to tighten Poland’s abortion laws has proved a lightning bolt moment for protesters. Continue Reading Poland’s anti-abortion push highlights pandemic risks to democracy
It’s not just ABCs – preschool parents worry their kids are missing out on critical social skills during the pandemic
In-person preschool classrooms provide opportunities to build social skills, which enable children to develop friendships and cope with challenges. Continue Reading It’s not just ABCs – preschool parents worry their kids are missing out on critical social skills during the pandemic
Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation
Sam Patterson ’21, M29, is now the second student in UMBC history to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. He will pursue an M.Sc. in the Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance program at Oxford focusing on the economics of transportation. Continue Reading Sam Patterson, UMBC’s newest Rhodes Scholar, plans to transform transportation
Genocide claims in Nagorno-Karabakh make peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan unlikely, despite cease-fire
Both sides claim that the fighting isn’t just about territorial control – it is a fight to prevent genocide. This accusation may make a lasting resolution much harder. Continue Reading Genocide claims in Nagorno-Karabakh make peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan unlikely, despite cease-fire
Pursuing Art and Peace Through Theater of Ideas
A master storyteller, Asif Majid bridges multiple worlds with his work in theatre. The pandemic allowed him to tackle an additional world—the virtual stage. Continue Reading Pursuing Art and Peace Through Theater of Ideas
In “Blood on the River,” UMBC’s Marjoleine Kars examines enslaved people’s accounts of a nearly successful rebellion 250 years ago
Kars’s new book chronicles a rebellion by enslaved people in the Dutch colony of Berbice, 1763 – 1764, thirty years before the Haitian Revolution. Kars says there is “a long tradition of people having different ideas about how to fight oppression and what life should look like at the other side.” Continue Reading In “Blood on the River,” UMBC’s Marjoleine Kars examines enslaved people’s accounts of a nearly successful rebellion 250 years ago
UMBC’s Jasmine Lee elevates diversity and inclusion work as director of new Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Jasmine A. Lee, director of inclusive excellence in UMBC’s Division of Student Affairs, is now also leading UMBC’s Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion and Belonging (i3B). The new i3B brings together UMBC’s Mosaic Center, Interfaith Center, and Pride Center to create “opportunities for students to build their awareness and knowledge of diverse people, cultures and belief systems.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Jasmine Lee elevates diversity and inclusion work as director of new Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging
To Save Threatened Plants and Animals, Restore Habitat on Farms, Ranches and Other Working Lands
These landscapes can still be grazed, mowed, or harvested as long as these activities sustain or restore native species diversity. Continue Reading To Save Threatened Plants and Animals, Restore Habitat on Farms, Ranches and Other Working Lands
UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities is transforming early childhood education in Maryland
UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities is now in its third year of supporting, strengthening, and expanding early childhood education in Maryland. The center was founded with the support of a $6 million grant from the George and Betsy Sherman Family Foundation in 2017. It has developed a series of research-based initiatives to address the needs of children from birth to eight years old in Maryland, and the workforce dedicated to educating them. Continue Reading UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities is transforming early childhood education in Maryland
Maryland State Dept. of Education invests additional $150,000 in UMBC’s Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Education Program
UMBC’s Sherman Center for Early Childhood Learning in Urban Communities has been leading change in this field in Maryland since 2017 through its Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Education Program (MECLP). The program’s 12-month post-baccalaureate course equips current leaders in early childhood education with the skills, knowledge, and network needed to implement effective and long-lasting change in classrooms, school districts, and nonprofits across the state. Continue Reading Maryland State Dept. of Education invests additional $150,000 in UMBC’s Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Education Program
UMBC’s Kindel Nash’s new book shares best practices for culturally sustaining teaching in early education
Culturally sustaining pedagogy, Nash explains, focuses on countering structures that systematically erase the culture and language of communities of color. Her book is an example of the impact teachers can have when they commit to this work. “This includes not only changing how we teach,” she says, “but whom we teach with.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Kindel Nash’s new book shares best practices for culturally sustaining teaching in early education