“I’ve learned the importance of critical feedback, community, and making my films an ‘us’ effort versus a ‘me’ effort,” says Eaglin. “All of these skills and lessons have…equipped me to achieve and exceed my goals.” Continue Reading Emily Eaglin tackles complex social issues through creative film and TV projects
The internal funding opportunities support faculty who wish to pursue new areas of research, and compete for external funding and support. Continue Reading START and SFF awards support UMBC faculty pursuing research in new directions
The program has seen results. In 2013 and 2014, under just 30% of SGA candidates were women. That proportion has increased to over 40% for each of the last three years. Continue Reading UMBC’s Elect Her introduces students to electoral politics to boost gender parity in government
The three pillars of the program are mentorship, research, and empowerment. By giving young women training and information, program founder Isabel Geisler ’17 hopes to positively influence participants’ education and career paths. Continue Reading UMBC Sondheim Scholar creates the Reach Initiative to support Baltimore teen girls in STEM
“Collectively people have the power to combat [marginalization] by speaking out against all oppression, especially when it doesn’t harm them personally,” explains Jasir Qiydaar ’18, media and communication studies. Continue Reading UMBC students participate in 2017 National Campus Leaders Summit
Following President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, Kate Drabinksi, Kimberly Moffitt, and John Rennie Short weighed in on his first week in office, discussing a range of domestic and foreign policy issues. Continue Reading UMBC faculty comment in media on President Trump’s first week in office
“The complex problems we face do not organize themselves neatly into the categories we’re used to,” says Carole McCann. “We need to think beyond those boundaries.” A new faculty social hour series aims to provide a space to support that effort. Continue Reading UMBC faculty celebrate opportunities to expand collaboration across disciplines
In her keynote talk “Body/ Land/ Home: Disability Justice, Healing Justice and Femme of Color Brilliance,” Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explained how lived experiences can provide a foundation for social justice. Continue Reading Critical Social Justice celebrates UMBC as a home for learning, activism, and social change
UMBC students, faculty, and staff gathered on May 12, 2016, to honor the work of two accomplished emerging scholars and to engage in a vibrant discussion on academic freedom and the display and interpretation of research. Continue Reading Researchers across disciplines gather for vital conversation about academic freedom
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. This year, several UMBC faculty across disciplines are organizing conference panel discussions and presenting their research. Continue Reading UMBC to have strong presence at the 2016 Latin American Studies Association Conference
MacManus’s manuscript “We Are Protagonists of This History” will focus on critical human rights and gender violence in Latin America. Continue Reading Viviana MacManus awarded major national fellowship for social justice research
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
