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UMBC's first TEDx event on campus
TEDxUMBC Takes Flight
While staying at a hotel during a conference in 2007, Kimberly Moffitt came across a key card with a phrase on it that caught her eye: “Walk in like you own the place.” The words struck her so...
November 5, 2014 · 12:19 AM
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Spring 2015 URI internships in Baltimore
For priority consideration, apply before November 25
The Urban Resources Initiative Internship Program is a partnership of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, the Parks & People Foundation, and area universities and institutions.
November 3, 2014 · 10:21 PM
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Kate Drabinski: Field Tripping, Getting Historic
I have one of those sweet day jobs where I don’t generally have to be anywhere on Fridays. I schedule all the stuff of life outside the workplace in that day—dentist appointments, therapy, trips...
October 30, 2014 · 11:47 AM
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Register for the Winter 2015 Session
winter@umbc.edu umbc.edu/winter
October 30, 2014 · 11:46 AM
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Folklorists partner with UMBC to create living archives
In April, Maryland Traditions, a program of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), transferred its archives to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Sustainability of folklore fieldwork...
October 29, 2014 · 4:05 PM
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AMST lecturer Cliff Murphy on country music's Northern roots
This past June, radio conglomerate Clear Channel (now known as iHeartRadio) announced it was converting Boston’s 101.7 FM to a country station. The story they told the Boston Globe was a familiar...
October 28, 2014 · 7:09 PM
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Scholarships for AMST Department Teacher Candidates
American Studies majors who are enrolled in a UMBC teacher certification program are eligible for several scholarships distributed through the Education Department. Two scholarship opportunities...
October 27, 2014 · 5:50 PM
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AMST students visit the Beyond Bollywood exhibit in DC
 Many thanks to Smithsonian docents Salim Mawani and Anna Stewart.
October 25, 2014 · 8:50 PM
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Dr. Michelle Stefano returned from a conference in Havana
A close and dear relative of the critical heritage studies movement is the International Movement for the New Museology (MINOM) of ICOM, which has been promoting socio-museological thinking and...
October 25, 2014 · 12:00 AM
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Watch the segment featuring Baltimore's painted screens!
Featuring AMST's former folklorist-in-residence, Elaine Eff
Jan Crawford explores a unique folk art tradition going back 100 years - once seen on nearly every row house in the working class neighborhoods of Baltimore, Md. - as artists today once again...
October 19, 2014 · 7:14 PM
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