News and Updates about UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
The Summer Faculty Fellowship program supports non-tenured, tenure-track UMBC faculty pursuing research and scholarly projects during the summer to get ahead on their research early in their career. Continue Reading Summer fellowships awarded to UMBC faculty across disciplines to pursue impactful research
This news follows the team’s 1st place finish at the inaugural Charm City Classic and 2nd overall bid at the Baltimore Regional Tournament. Continue Reading UMBC Mock Trial advances to Opening Round Championships
With Maryland’s primary just two months away, UMBC faculty are being turned to as experts and analysts for elections across the state. Continue Reading Public policy and political science faculty provide analysis on U.S. Senate race and Baltimore mayoral election
In a new op-ed, a UMBC urban policy expert describes why it’s time to focus on boosting urban economic productivity, and the infrastructure improvements and policy changes that could require. Continue Reading John Rennie Short argues cities are key to U.S. economic growth and social justice
Students in an English seminar on women and periodicals examine nineteenth-century working conditions and culture for women employed in textile mills across the Northeast to create prominent digital exhibition. Continue Reading Humanities students launch collaborative digital exhibition with American Antiquarian Society
In a new article in The Conversation, Political Science Professor Roy Meyers writes that President Obama’s final budget proposal highlights the growing divide between political parties and shines a light on recent efforts at budget reform. Continue Reading Political scientist Roy Meyers analyzes the negotiations over President Obama’s final budget
This month the Department of Defense released nearly 200 previously classified photos of detainees at military sites across Iraq and Afghanistan. In The Conversation, Adelman considers the questions they raise about transparency. Continue Reading Visual culture expert Rebecca Adelman comments on newly declassified photos
Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, there has been widespread speculation over the next steps to fill the vacant seat. William Blake, an assistant professor of political science, argues in a new Baltimore Sun op-ed that President Obama should nominate former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Continue Reading UMBC Supreme Court scholar argues former justice has best chance of winning confirmation
From the beep of a text alert to the whir of a laptop fan, soundscapes play a major role in students’ experiences. Steph Ceraso is helping her students think critically about 21st century technologies and the sounds that we interact with every day. Continue Reading Steph Ceraso gives students a new perspective on sound in a digital world
Timothy Nohe, director of the Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) and visual arts professor, will introduce American audiences to the deeply woven human narrative of Botany Bay in his exhibition Sounding Botany Bay opening February 12 in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. Continue Reading Nohe exhibit presents shifting Australian landscape that illustrates humanity’s global impact
What will it take to move the dial on the representation of diverse faculty at U.S. colleges and universities? Marketplace, a leading radio program on business and the economy, tackles this question in two new stories highlighting UMBC’s work to train, recruit, hire and retain diverse faculty. Continue Reading Marketplace radio series highlights UMBC faculty diversity initiatives
UMBC engineering and education researchers have partnered with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) to help high school students explore engineering earlier in their educational careers. Continue Reading UMBC researchers introduce innovative curriculum that INSPIRES high school students to explore engineering
