Help support future Global Studies majors with a donation today! Black and Gold Rush 2026

This week, during Black & Gold Rush March 4–5, we're coming together to fund need-based study abroad scholarships for our Global Studies majors.  Study abroad fosters personal growth, enhances academic learning, and boosts employability. But for many of our students, the cost of study abroad remains a significant barrier; this week you have the power to change that. Donate today to make a global experience accessible to our majors!

-DONATE TO GLOBAL STUDIES- 

How you can help:

Let's help the next class of global citizens take flight.

 Support Global Studies HERE

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The Dresher Center for the Humanities seeks nominations for students eligible to receive the Mary Akaras Scholarship Book Award for $500 toward the purchase of texts. The student should have a minimum GPA of 3.00, should be pursuing a major in a Humanities field, should not already be receiving significant scholarship funds, and should not be in his/her final semester at UMBC. 

Faculty members are asked to nominate students with a short letter of recommendation sent electronically to Kate Drabinski at drabinsk@umbc.edu. A student may self-nominate but a faculty letter is needed in support of his or her application. Letters should include any information, including academic and professional achievements, that make the candidate an extraordinary student who would benefit from this award. The deadline for Spring 2026 nominations is FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2026.
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Director’s Message Over the past year, I have reflected on the role of Global Studies in a time of resurgent nationalism, tighter immigration policies, and higher trade barriers. I believe Global Studies helps us understand why backlash against globalization has emerged. Our faculty and students examine globalization critically, addressing both its benefits (such as transnational climate action) and its downsides (including the global concentration of wealth). In our classrooms, we explore how rising inequality and cultural change can fuel nativist discourse, as well as the paradox of the “globalization of nationalism.” Global Studies can help us navigate the interplay between the forces of globalization and de-globalization. While the current federal administration has withdrawn from much of its global role, other actors – like state governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations – have ramped up their global engagement, creating new opportunities for our graduates. Below you will see recent highlights showing how the UMBC Global Studies Program has fulfilled its promise to educate students to engage critically and effectively with global issues. As you read about the great work of our faculty, staff, students, and alums, please consider supporting us with a donation on Black & Gold Rush (March 4–5). All donations will fund needs-based study abroad scholarships for our majors. Study abroad fosters personal growth, enhances academic learning, and boosts employability. Let’s make it accessible to all. Prof. FilomenoStudents Addressing Global Challenges, Locally Our students aren’t just studying global affairs – they’re making a real impact. Through research, service-learning, and internships, they actively contribute to addressing global challenges. This spring, students in Prof. Filomeno’s Global Citizenship course are supporting the UMBC Office of Sustainability’s efforts to reduce food waste on campus. Food waste is a critical global problem because it represents a massive misuse of resources, contributing to 8–10% of total greenhouse gas emissions, causing over a trillion dollars in economic losses, and exacerbating world hunger. Other students in that class are collaborating with students of Lansdowne High School to develop a global learning program to promote global competence among the students and encourage them to pursue a college degree at UMBC. As global challenges and opportunities continue to mount, we need youth with the knowledge, skills, and inclinations to tackle them. Preparing Students for Global Business Careers Eddie Resende, CEO of the World Trade Center Institute, will be the distinguished speaker of this year’s Global Career Talk. He will speak about his global career and share advice for our aspiring global professionals. The event will happen on April 23 at 4:00 in UC 310. The talk is open to the public, you can view all details HERE. Please join us! We also offer a summer course open for students of all majors who are considering a career in global business: GLBL 210 Business Without Borders, taught by Dr. Brigid Starkey. The course has Culture GEP designation and counts for the Entrepreneurship Minor. Global Studies Minor Effective in the fall of 2026, UMBC undergraduate students can declare a minor in Global Studies. This program targets students from other majors who are seeking global competence to enhance their professional, civic, and personal development. Interested students should register for GLBL 100 Introduction to Global Studies, which also carries a GEP Culture designation and offers a Global Awareness microcredential. For more information, please contact our Program Coordinator, Grace Castle. East Asia in Global Studies Our newest faculty member, Dr. Trang Ta has expanded our curriculum to offer Global Studies majors opportunities to study East Asia and in East Asia. This spring, Dr. Ta is teaching GLBL 304 Global Research in East Asia, which is cross-listed with the Asian Studies Program. In the winter session, Dr. Ta will offer another cross-listed course on the globalization of Asian pop culture. Any K-pop fans in the room? However, we are most excited about the field school that she will lead in Taiwan in the summer of 2027. This will be the first study abroad program led by a Global Studies faculty member. Stay tuned for more information.Celebrating our Students and Alums Juliana Blakely (2027), Sanjana Jain (2028), and Garrett Rifkind (2025) will lead a panel discussion titled Global Affairs: Effects of Domestic Politics on the International Community and International Stability this April for UMBC’s 30th Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement Day. Cheyenne Payne (2026) will start an M.Litt. in International Security Studies at the School of International Relations of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Matthew Knauer (2017) started an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Global Affairs at Tufts University. Celebrating our Faculty In October 2025, Dr. Tania Lizarazo’s book Post-Conflict Utopias (University of Illinois Press) won the best book award of the Asociación de Colombianistas and received LASA’s Latinx Studies Section’s Best Book Award in the Social Sciences category. . Dr. Lizarazo also had a book chapter published by the Smithsonian Press last year, co-authored with Bill Shewbridge, Bev Bickel, Charlotte Keniston, Jamie Gillan, and Kaleigh Mrowka: “The Story in the Middle”: The Power of Collaborative Story Processes.” Also last year, Dr. Kyung-Eun (Kay) Yoon had a book chapter published by Routledge entitled "Korean Wave and Informal Language Learning: Learners' Perspective in Online Spaces." The chapter explores Korean language learners’ perspectives on how their language learning intersects with Korean popular culture. Stay in Touch! Follow us on Instagram: @global.umbc Join our LinkedIn group: UMBC Global Studies Learn more at GlobalStudies.UMBC.edu Are you a GLBL alum? 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RAMADAN IFTAR DINNER


Join us for a special evening filled with good food, meaningful conversation, and community!


MARCH 4, 2026 5:30PM - 8:00PM THE SKYLIGHT ROOM


RSVP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6nSsfrah3ohltnnMCDcLg7zu6cn5-P6dz0IgGWcZRfhODpw/viewform


This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

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Due to tomorrow's campus closure for inclement weather, the Department of Philosophy's Evelyn Barker Memorial Lecture with Hanna Pickard is canceled.

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Nominations are open for the 2026-27 Transform Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellowship Program.  

Emmanuella Osei is UMBC's current Fellow. Past Fellows include Rehman Liaqat and Jok Abraham Thon. Find them at the Transform Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellowship Program (TMAFP) website.

Timeline - it's a tight turnaround: 
  • Eligibility requirements and the TMACF description can be found in the nomination form.
  • Your nominations are due by next Friday, February 27th, 2025 at 12pm.  You do not need to write a letter of recommendation within the form; however, if you've written one before that covers the criteria, save yourself time! 
  • From there, the Selection Committee (comprised of Shriver Center and Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff) will invite nominees via email to respond to several prompts.  This will also be a quick turnaround.
  • Based on the timeliness and quality of nominees' responses, the Selection Committee will identify UMBC's nomination and work with President Sheares Ashby's Office to submit nomination materials to Transform Mid-Atlantic, which is due at the end of March (TMA has granted a time extension).

Any questions?  Contact Lori Hardesty, Associate Director, Community Engaged Learning at The Shriver Center, lhardesty@umbc.edu.
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Get your abstract ready and apply by Monday, February 23, 2026 at:
 ur.umbc.edu/URCAD

URCAD is April 22, 2026 in the RAC. See you there!!

For questions email: aprilh@umbcedu

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Have you been seeing more announcements or emails related to AI tools or usage on campus?Do you have questions regarding the recent guidelines that were shared on the use ofartificial intelligence (AI) tools in the classroom? Would you like your voice heard, or would appreciate having student perspectives brought to the forefront of these conversations relating to AIpolicy and guidelines? 


The AOK Library would like to hear from you! If you would like to come together in a safe space to discuss AI use on campus, please stop by room 259 in the Library for two student only, student focused, in-person listening sessions happening Wednesdays (please see dates and times below and in our events page). Faculty will not be present, and conversations that occur within the space will remain anonymous to protect students' identities. All majors are welcome! 


There will be free pizza and drinks, and participants will be offered the chance to grab free swag, in addition to bonus library privileges! 


Session 1: Wednesday, February 25th, 12:00pm-1:00pm (Room 259)

Session 2: Wednesday, March 4th, 12:00pm-1:00pm (Room 259)


We encourage students interested in participating to add the individual events to their calendars!

These listening sessions are supported by the AOK Library, in partnership with Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, and the Dresher Center for the Humanities. We thank you for your support!

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Program Description
The Baltimore Field School 3.0: Collaborative Teaching in Public Humanities, invites applicants for the third iteration in our community-engaged, place-based pedagogy series. Faculty, staff, and students will come together for a one-day intensive workshop aimed at creating collaborative teaching tools rooted in public humanities approaches that strive to make the university's outreach infrastructure more equitable and inclusive. By the end of the day, participants will have contributed to a toolkit that may include syllabus templates, assignment examples, assessment tools, and rubrics that will be localized in a shared online repository. The BFS 3.0 application is open to all UMBC graduate students, full-time staff, and full-time faculty invested in teaching and public humanities. 

Application Details
Applications are due Monday, Feb. 16. 

A cohort of 15 fellows will be selected in March 2026, and each fellow will receive a $250 stipend. The 2025 BFS workshop will take place on May 27, 2026 from 10:00am – 5:00pm in the Lion Brothers Building. Lunch will be provided, and an informal (and optional) social will take place after the workshop. For more information or to apply, click the application tab.

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Applications for our Summer 2026 Fellowships are due on February 16, 2026.

  • Summer 2026 Fellowships for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty are available to full-time UMBC tenured or tenure-track faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Up to three fellowships will be awarded.
  • Summer 2026 Fellowships for Teaching Professors and Part-Time Faculty are available to all teaching professors and part-time faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, whether employed full- or part-time. Part-Time faculty must be teaching at UMBC at the time of application with the expectation that they will also teach at UMBC in the academic semester or year following summer funding. Only one fellowship will be awarded.
Fellows will receive $6,000 to be paid in two increments. The funding can be used for summer research; the advancement of a book manuscript, a major article, or a project of similar stature; assistance in developing extramural funding applications; book proposals; and grant project applications.

Any questions can be directed to dreshercenter@umbc.edu.


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