UMBC’s Marjoleine Kars receives the Cundill History Prize and Frederick Douglass Book Prize for “Blood on the River”

Dec 7, 2021 / 4 minutes of reading

Based on a decade of archival research, “Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast” tells the story of a nearly successful rebellion of enslaved people just over 250 years ago. UMBC’s Amy Froide, professor and chair of history, shares that Kars is a notable example of the rigorous historical research that thrives at UMBC – meticulously researched and carefully argued scholarship that is beautifully written and accessible to a wide range of audiences. Continue Reading UMBC’s Marjoleine Kars receives the Cundill History Prize and Frederick Douglass Book Prize for “Blood on the River”

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Women leaders from UMBC, Morgan State, and UMD receive $3M Mellon grant to diversify senior leadership in higher ed

Nov 18, 2021 / 8 minutes of reading

“This experienced team of diverse senior leaders has an opportunity to create a structural answer to elevate diverse leaders from the arts and humanities,” says project PI Kimberly Moffitt, UMBC’s interim dean of CAHSS. “This will enable faculty to apply distinct knowledge, skills, and perspectives to address our communities’ needs as leaders at their respective institutions.” Continue Reading Women leaders from UMBC, Morgan State, and UMD receive $3M Mellon grant to diversify senior leadership in higher ed

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Ocean exploration to environmental justice: UMBC students seize on unique summer opportunities

Aug 20, 2021 / 10 minutes of reading

When COVID struck, students, families, and educators nationwide worried about the impact it would have on learning experiences and career opportunities. Throughout summer 2021, UMBC students have proven that with tenacity and support they can still access meaningful internships. Continue Reading Ocean exploration to environmental justice: UMBC students seize on unique summer opportunities

Taxing bachelors and proposing marriage lotteries – how superpowers addressed declining birthrates in the past

Aug 9, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

A historian reflects on how governments and societies have traditionally responded to low marriage and birthrates with various persuasion techniques. Continue Reading Taxing bachelors and proposing marriage lotteries – how superpowers addressed declining birthrates in the past

Losing Winter

Apr 23, 2021 / 5 minutes of reading

Losing Winter, a new exhibition opening in mid-July at the Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) in Baltimore, examines changes in winter weather patterns through photographs, video, and personal memory. Continue Reading Losing Winter

UMBC-Montgomery College collaboration expands with digital storytelling humanities internship for transfer students

Mar 29, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

The heart of the internship program “is about building meaningful relationships between Montgomery College students and UMBC faculty and staff as a bridge to university life,” says Sarah Jewett. It’s a mentoring process that reveals what is possible at UMBC and beyond. Continue Reading UMBC-Montgomery College collaboration expands with digital storytelling humanities internship for transfer students

Reckoning with slavery: What a revolt’s archives tell us about who owns the past

Dec 1, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Examining a history of slavery requires having access to the records of the past. After all, writing one’s own history, too, is an act of emancipation. Continue Reading Reckoning with slavery: What a revolt’s archives tell us about who owns the past

In “Blood on the River,” UMBC’s Marjoleine Kars examines enslaved people’s accounts of a nearly successful rebellion 250 years ago

Nov 3, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

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

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UMBC and Baltimore’s Lakeland Elementary/Middle School launch innovative online summer math program

Jul 24, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program has launched an intensive virtual math incubator for Lakeland Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City this summer. The free, voluntary five-week program is a math intervention for 150 Lakeland students in third through eighth grade. The program seeks to prevent summer learning loss, which could increase this year, intensified by COVID-19’s impact on student learning during the school year. Continue Reading UMBC and Baltimore’s Lakeland Elementary/Middle School launch innovative online summer math program

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UMBC historian Constantine Vaporis brings samurai scholarship to the public through TED-Ed animation

Jul 23, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Constantine Vaporis, professor of history, has partnered with TED-Ed Animations to produce “A Day In The Life of A Teenage Samurai.” This original video draws from over thirty years of scholarship Vaporis has completed on Japanese history and culture, and it’s already received over 550,000 views. Continue Reading UMBC historian Constantine Vaporis brings samurai scholarship to the public through TED-Ed animation

Curating COVID-19

May 20, 2020 / 8 minutes of reading

At times of momentous change, many take solace in creating — and the UMBC is no exception, adding to a long history of pandemic-inspired work. Continue Reading Curating COVID-19

How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic

Apr 16, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

Stories like The Decameron give us a window into medieval life during the Black Death – and how some of the same fissures opened up between the rich and the poor. Continue Reading How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic

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