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The following is a statement from NCPH President, @DDMeringolo, on the recent 2024 Presidential Election results.
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Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Scott! Her book, T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners’ Booking Association in Jazz-Age America, has won the 2023 George Freedley Memorial Award from the Theatre Library Association for exemplary work in the field of live theater.
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Don't forget: apply by September 27! The UMBC History Department is searching for a Historian of Vast Early America for a full-time tenure track position at either the Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor level. Full ad here:
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What kind of position are you looking for? Staff Faculty – Link to listing on Higheredjobs.com UMBC Faculty Jobs Note: UMBC is in the process of developing a new website for Faculty Jobs. Please...
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I am excited to announce I am the new Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities at UMBC. https://t.co/Jh8crWxVKy
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Amy Froide, Professor of History The Dresher Center is pleased to announce our new director, Professor Amy Froide.Amy M. Froide is Professor of History and the former Chair of the History Department...
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Your History Department professors have been busy! Dr. Melissa Blair has published "Working Freedom: Black Farmers Building Industrious Landscapes in Maryland, 1814-1880" in Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes (Vol. 44, No. 1) Preservation is cool!
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Hey train lovers! James E. Reaves, an alumni of our MA Program, will be leading this day long railroad history tour for Smithsonian Associates.
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A mecca for aficionados of railroad technology and history, Strasburg, Pennsylvania, offers the ideal destination for a tour led by rail historian James Reaves. Featured in the leisurely day are a...
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Hey look! It's our very own Dr. Meredith Oyen discussing the dangers of denigrating Chinese immigrants
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As Chinese migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, politicians are reviving old anti-Chinese rhetoric that has done lasting harm.
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Interested in learning more about oral history or deepening your approach to interviewing? Check out this summer workshop series by Voice of Witness!
📢 Announcing our summer workshop series! We’ve adapted our oral history approach into 3 online skills-building workshops for folks interested in using first-person storytelling to advance a project or mission. Register today to reserve your spot: https://t.co/c6lRRLABHF
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Check out this amazing 3D video tour of The Hottest Blaze in Town, an exhibition curated at CCBC by our very own UMBC MA student, Catherine Till.
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Matterport 3D Showcase.
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Join us on Thursday March 14 from 11:30-12:30 to hear UMBC History Alumni @bbemisdalessio talk about her book, "Mirror Mirror for us All: Disney Theme Parks and America's National Narratives." We will be in the Math/Psych Building, room 012. All are welcome!!
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What's that? You want to talk to me about pursuing an MA in History at UMBC? Maybe the Public History Track? Maybe not? Good News! I'll be hosting a virtual information session TOMORROW, Monday, January 22 at Noon. Join me!
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The History Department of the University of Maryland Baltimore County is hosting a virtual information session for any student interested in learning more about our MA Program in Historical...
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The UMBC Department of History is Hiring a TT Historian of Late Imperial/Modern China. Come join our wonderful department!
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For the latest Department news, take a look at our summer newsletter!
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Check out the latest from Dr. Noor Zaidi
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in recent years, Muslim communities around the world have used the period to rally around themes of social awareness. And this includes understanding the...
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Listen to UMBC History Alumna @bbemisdalessio talk about her research on the cultural history of Disney! We are so proud she's a Retriever! @UMBC_CAHSS @CAHSS @UMBCHumanities
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Podcast Episode · The Disney Dish with Jim Hill · 01/30/2023 · 1h 19m
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Congratulations to @culturemediaphd and to our very own @gdmusgrove on winning NEH Fellowships. Dr. Musgrove will continue his work on the resurgence of the black power in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. @UMBC_CAHSS, @CAHSS, @UMBCHumanities
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced that George Derek Musgrove ‘97, associate professor of history, and Elizabeth Patton,...
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Register and join us Friday, 10/14 at 1:00 for a virtual panel with @umbc Professors @noorzzaidi & Mejdulene Shomali, Journalist @NegarMortazavi & members of the Iranian Student Association https://t.co/O1OKcQnNUD 2/2
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Have you wondered about the worldwide demonstrations protesting the Iranian government? Would you like space to process it? Let's talk about it together. Featuring a panel discussion...
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