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    <Title>Of Note: Dr. Ed Larkey, Landry Digeon, Ibrahim Er</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><br><strong><a href="http://viewjournal.eu/index.php/view/index" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">VIEW</a></strong>, the Journal of European Television, History &amp; Culture, has just published an article written by <strong>Dr. Ed Larkey</strong> and LLC students <strong>Landry Digeon</strong> and <strong>Ibrahim Er. </strong>The article explains the cross-cultural work on TV format adaptations of Larkey, Digeon and Er's research group.<br><br>You can read and download the article <a href="http://viewjournal.eu/index.php/view/article/view/JETHC104/237" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><u><strong>here</strong></u></a><br><br><br>Congratulations Dr. Larkey, Landry, and Ibrahim!<u></u><br><br><br><br></div>
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  <Title>Of Note: Dr. Brian Souders</Title>
  <Tagline>Appointed Interim Director, International Education Services</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><br>The LLC Program wants to congratulate Dr. Brian Souders '09 on his recent appointment as interim director of UMBC's <a href="http://ies.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">International Education Services</a>.<br><br>This is an excerpt of the announcement that Antonio Moreira, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, sent at the beginning of this month:<br><br><em>Dear Members of the UMBC Community,<br><br>I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Brian Souders as interim director of International Education Services (IES), effective immediately. In his new position, Dr. Souders assumes responsibility for providing leadership for all the activities of IES and the daily management of its operations.<br><br>Dr. Souders is a proud UMBC alumnus with a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture. He holds a masters in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.A. in political science and Slavic languages and literature from Indiana University, Bloomington. He joined UMBC in 2000 as coordinator for Study Abroad and rose to associate director of International Education Services in 2009. He previously served as assistant director in the Study Abroad Office at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Souders has provided outstanding leadership to UMBC’s Study Abroad Office and has played a critical role in the success of UMBC students being awarded Fulbright Scholarships at unprecedented numbers.<br><br>Dr. Souders was awarded the Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award for Outstanding Service in Student Support for 2014-2015. He has served as senator and secretary of the UMBC Professional Staff Senate and has been a member of the Council of University System Staff Executive Committee. He is very active in NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the National Association of Fellowship Advisors (NAFA), where he is currently a member of the executive board.<br><br>Dr. Souders speaks several foreign languages fluently and has had international education experiences in Estonia, Russia, and Finland.</em><br><br>Congratulations Brian!<br><br><br></div>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="60274" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/llc/posts/60274">
    <Title>Congratulations to our LLC's May Graduates</Title>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="60249" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/llc/posts/60249">
    <Title>Job Offer:  Full-time Humanities teacher - Maret School</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><div><br></div><div>Maret seeks to hire a full-time Humanities teacher for courses in our Upper School for the 2016 – 2017 school year. The job involves teaching four sections – a combination of core English courses and a year-long 11th and 12th grade elective based on the school’s needs and/or the teacher’s interests and experience. Maret offers a close-knit, supportive environment and a collegial atmosphere. We welcome energetic and flexible lifelong learners who are reflective about their teaching practices and willing to innovate and grow as teachers and mentors. </div><div><br></div><div>Applicants should have a minimum of two years teaching experience in English, an interest in interdisciplinary approaches to learning, and a demonstrated commitment to collaboration. They should have a comfort with technology and interest in working with students of different developmental levels who possess a range of abilities and learning styles. Additionally, the person hired should expect to serve as an academic advisor and embrace our equity an inclusion-centered school mission.</div><div><br></div><div>If this description speaks to you and you are interested in working in the DC area, please send a cover letter and resume BY EMAIL ONLY to Nicholas Michalopoulos, Chair of the Humanities Department, <a href="mailto:atnmichalopoulos@maret.org" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">atnmichalopoulos@maret.org</a>. Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond personally to every applicant. You will hear from us only if your experience matches our current needs.</div><div><br></div><div>**Anyone interested could also contact Michael Powell (LLC Cohort 19) <a href="mailto:jpowell5@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">jpowell5@umbc.edu</a> </div></div>
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    <Title>LLC Alumni News - Dr. Emerald Christopher-Byrd</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><br>Dr. Emerald Christopher-Byrd (LLC ’15) will be returning to her alma mater, the University of Delaware in Fall 2016 as Assistant Professor of Instruction in the <a href="http://www.wgs.udel.edu/Pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Department of Women's and Gender Studies</a>. In addition to teaching introductory courses, she will also instruct courses focused on critical race theory and gender, race, and the media.<br><br>Congratulations Emerald!</div>
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          <div class="html-content"><div>The American Studies (AMST) and Language, Literacy &amp; Culture (LLC) are hosting "The Obama Effect 2.0" conference on campus October 27-29, 2016. In an effort to draw more abstracts/papers across disciplines, the organizers are extending the deadline to WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st. (Please see attached CFP). </div><div><br></div><div>Please share and share widely with your networks, both academic and community-based.</div><div><br></div></div>
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