Diva Moreira is a Brazilian political scientist and activist on social issues primarily concerning race, feminism, and the working class since the 1960's. She founded Casa Dandara, a cultural center promoting black self-esteem and leadership, for which she was awarded an Ashoka Fellowship.

She will be visiting campus on October 4th as part of the Language, Literacy, and Culture Program's Black in the Americas series.

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 May 25 - June 23, 2024

Explore the cross-cultural experiences in Morocco and living reminiscences of the Arab presence in Al-Andalus, which is the modern-day Iberian peninsula.

Visit the website below for more information.

RSVP to the student workshop.

Please join us Sept 27, 2023 from 3-5 pm for the EHS Graduate Speaker Seminar Series via WebEx. The speaker's information and seminar topic can be found below. Please help us welcome this week’s speaker by attending the seminar, and please bring your questions and discussion points!

We hope to see everyone there!

Speaker Information:

Brian Maguire, DrPH, MS

Senior Epidemiologist, Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Seminar Topic:

Occupational Injuries and Fatalities among Paramedicine Clinicians in the U.S. 

Location: 900 Walker Ave, Room 114, or online via WebEx

Join Webex meeting

ID: 26230589916
Password: 36350242

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Access code: 363 502 42

If the underlined link above is not working, the Webex meeting # and password are below and are also on Blackboard in the Grad Student Hub:

Please note that the Dept of Emergency Health Services has temporarily moved (due to renovations of Sherman Hall) to the 900 Walker Building. Address is 900 Walker Ave. (building located behind the Walker Apartments, towards Wilkins Ave.) in the main EHS classroom Walker 114. Enter the front doors and follow the signs to the department area & classroom (Room 114). Link to map (see upper right corner on Walker Avenue, it is the building entitled Baltimore County Courthouse): https://mcac.umbc.edu/maps-and-directions/

In a recent article in the Baltimore Banner, “What’s in a name? Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Latine reveal community divides,” MLLI’s Dr. Tania Lizarazo joins others in reflecting on the terms Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, and Latine.  Click here for the article (there may be a paywall).

Applications for the Spring 2024 Policy, Politics, and Public Administration Internship Program are due by October 25th, 2023.

This internship program gives students an opportunity to observe and participate in political processes, policymaking, and/or the management of organizations providing public services. Interns also practice important professional skills. While duties vary by position, they often include legislative and policy research, database management, and communication with constituents or other stakeholders.

Students in this program receive individual assistance with identifying specific opportunities that can include, when appropriate, direct contacts made on the student's behalf to potential internship sites.

Juniors and seniors with GPAs of 3.0 and above are eligible to apply for the Policy, Politics, and Public Administration Internship Program. The application should be emailed to that program's coordinator, Professor Meghan Lynch, at mlyn1@umbc.edu . The application consists of:

1. A one-page cover letter. This letter should explain your interest in the internship program, describe the type of internship you hope to obtain, and highlight skills, qualities or experiences that you would bring to your internship site.
2. Your resume.
3. The most current copy of your unofficial transcript. New transfer students will need to submit a validated copy of their transcript from their former institution.
4. At least two recommendations from faculty. . Recommendations need only to be brief,  informal emails and should be sent from faculty to Professor Lynch
5. A personal interview, to be arranged after the rest of the application is received.