REPOST: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Historical, Political and Personal Perspectives A message from our colleagues at the Center for Social Science Scholarship. Original post here.

Wednesday, March 2 · 2:30 - 3:45 PM
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Join UMBC faculty experts and Ukrainian students for a discussion about the causes and consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Facilitator/host: Devin Hagerty, Professor of Political Science

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This event is cosponsored by the Center for Social Sciences Scholarship, the Department of History, and the Department of Political Science.  

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Thursday, February 24 · 5 - 6:30 PM
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Queer and Trans Love is a radical act that reimagines new realities and possibilites. Love is at the center of belonging and community. Explore with us what queering love, queer and trans family-buidling, love as an act of social justice, and radical self-love means for our panelists. Bring all of your questions to LGBTQIA+ identifying staff, faculty, and alumni who can share what it means to be queer and/or trans and experience love and what relationships look and feel like for us.

To stay up to date with Pride Center happenings, you can sign up for our Listserv/Google Groups HERE.

Our i3b staff strives to create the most inclusive environment possible. All undergrads, grads, staff, faculty, and alumnx are encouraged to attend! If you need to request a disability-based accommodation or have any questions? Contact us at i3b@umbc.edu. For our uploaded event recordings, attendee lists, works cited, and other materials, please check out our Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion and Belonging (i3b) Events Drive on our Linktree. Materials will be available in this Google Drive within one business week after the event unless otherwise specified
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Today (February 16) and tomorrow (February 17) are UMBC’s Giving Day, when students, faculty, staff, alumni, family, and friends of UMBC pull together to support the programs that are helping students get the support they need to thrive. This year, the Center for Democracy and Civic Life and other Division of Student Affairs departments are prioritizing our Retriever Essentials food pantry and Stay Black and Gold emergency fund. Both initiatives are supporting hundreds of students by reducing food insecurity and providing short-term financial assistance for those who find it difficult or impossible to continue their education due to an emergency or sudden unforeseen circumstances.

Please consider making a donation in any amount to these and other initiatives at UMBC, and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Click here to donate to either Retriever Essentials or the Stay Black and Gold fund.

If you would like to support students’ participation in Alternative Spring Break, STRiVE, and other Center for Democracy and Civic Life initiatives including voter engagement, you can do so here.

#BlackAndGoldRush
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The Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s work builds from the idea that all of us, and the ways we pull together to address challenges and create our shared future, truly matter. Today we are releasing the February 2022 edition of Community Matters, a monthly newsletter that offers a window into this work. Read on to discover ways you can get involved and connect with each other.
 
For an alt text version of the February 2022 edition, click here.
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The Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s work builds from the idea that all of us, and the ways we pull together to address challenges and create our shared future, truly matter. Today we are releasing the December 2021 edition of Community Matters, a monthly newsletter that offers a window into this work. Read on to discover ways you can get involved and connect with each other.
 
For an alt text version of the December 2021 edition, click here.
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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities' American Democracy Project (of which UMBC is a member) is hosting Global Literacy Talks, a series of lively facilitated conversation filled with civil discourse and your voice. 

This conversation will be about "Championing the Global Agenda: American Higher Ed's Role in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" a timely topic for International Education Week. Ramu Damodaran, former First Chief, United Nations Academic Impact, will be giving background on this issue. 

Participants will spend time in facilitated breakout rooms discussing their concerns and then have a meeting of the whole where participants can ask guests more questions and discuss avenues of advocacy. 

No previous knowledge of the issue is needed to explore this topic. Register today.
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The American Democracy Project (of which UMBC is a member) is hosting a World101 Cohort project. This is open to students, faculty, and staff from member institutions and will include information on curricular and co-curricular programming designed to deepen student learning. Registration is required. 

Explore the Global Civic Literacy page for more information on World101 and to get access to the World101 toolkit. This toolkit includes syllabi, activities, and assignments that incorporate World101 modules. 

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Click here to read our annual report for 2020-21, which documents our work and offers our thanks for collaborations and contributions during an extraordinarily challenging time.

For a searchable pdf version (alt text coming soon), click here.


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The Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s work builds from the idea that all of us, and the ways we pull together to address challenges and create our shared future, truly matter. Today we are releasing the November November 2021 edition of Community Matters, a monthly newsletter that offers a window into this work. Read on to discover ways you can get involved and connect with each other.

For an alt text version of the November 2021 edition, click here.


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Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a six-day immersive learning experience in which participants explore the systemic and human dimensions of complex social issues in Baltimore. Participants build connections with local leaders, organizations, and policy makers and develop a sophisticated understanding of available resources and challenges. The program helps participants identify pathways to long-term community engagement. 

ASB 2022 groups will focus on:

  • Immigrant Health Equity (led by Dominique Henriques Melo and Mokeira Nyakoe)
  • K-12 Educational Equity (led by Diane Stonestreet and Polina Kassir)
  • Transformative Justice (led by Mulan Bell and Wendy Zhang)

ASB 2022 will take place from March 20-25, 2022. You can find more information, including in-depth topic descriptions, on the application form: here. The application is due November 22, 2022 by 11:59 p.m.

Contact the Center for Democracy and Civic Life at civiclife@umbc.edu with any questions.


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