LLC is pleased to announce that Katie Morris, of Cohort 18, successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal to her committee on February 18, 2020. Her hermeneutic phenomenology project is titled, "Being Called to Social Work: What Latina Women Carry." After Katie's presentation, she had a substantive discussion with the committee about the next stages of her work. Her committee agreed that her project is worthy of doctoral research and helped her consider some key issues as she moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Katie's committee members:

     Dr. Bev Bickel, LLC (chair)

     Dr. Francine Hultgren, UMCP-Department of Teaching and Learning,

           Policy and Leadership (co-chair)

      Dr. Tania Lizarazo, MLLI

      Dr. Thania Muñoz, MLLI

      Dr. Deborah Gioia, UMB-School of Social Work

Please join us in congratulating Katie on reaching this significant milestone! She can now apply for candidacy.

Photo by Brittany Primavera and Rachel Minto

This week, Lia Purpura will be discussing her recent book All the Fierce Tethers in Baltimore! Purpura, UMBC English department Writer in Residence, is the author of several books of essays and poems and has written for The New Yorker, The New Republic, Orion, The Paris Review, The Georgia Review, Agni, and elsewhere.

The event will be held at The Ivy Bookshop (6080 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD) at 7:00 PM on Thursday, February 20. 

Read more at The Ivy Bookshop website: https://www.theivybookshop.com/upcomingevent/6155

Attention students! 

Brookings Institution will be on campus hosting an Information Table this Thursday, February 20th from 12Noon to 2 PM in The Commons Main Street.  Summer 2020 Internships are available plus full-time positions.  Brookings has a partnership with UMBC for summer 2020 interns and will be on campus to promote those internships and other full-time roles. More information is provided below. 

Intern at a Think Tank this Summer
Brookings Institution is Seeking Undergrads & Grad Students

The Brookings Institution is looking to hire UMBC Research Interns for this summer.  The positions are full-time, paid ($15 per/hr) and are open to undergraduates and graduate students.

The Brookings Institution is a highly regarded, nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving societal problems at the local, national and global levels. It takes pride in being one of the world’s leading think-tanks.

Culture: Our work environment encourages our employees in both research and non-research positions to have an impact on problems facing society. Brookings emphasizes individuality while promoting institution-wide collaboration, and fosters collegiality among staff in all departments and at all levels. At Brookings, employees have opportunities to engage with thought leaders and scholars, participate in professional development programs and attend Brookings events.

The following summer internships are available on UMBCworks (descriptions attached)
- Research Internship, Metropolitan Policy Program (position 9313824)
- Research Internship, Economic Studies Program (position 9313822)
- Research Internship, Gender & Education Research Intern, Global Economy (position 9313825)
- Research Internship, Foreign Policy Program (position 9313826)
- Research Internship, Brown Center on Education Policy, Governance Studies (position 9313823)

TO APPLY
- Submit your resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcript via UMBCworks by Monday, February 24th.  If you have any problems submitting your credentials, simply contact Christine Routzahn at the Career Center (routzahn@umbc.edu)

I wanted to make you aware of an awesome internship opportunity for those of you looking for summer internships. Brookings Institution will be on campus hosting an Information Table this Thursday, February 20th from 12 Noon to 2 PM in The Commons Main Street. 

The Brookings Institution <https://www.brookings.edu/> is looking to
hire UMBC Research Interns for this summer.  The positions are
full-time, paid ($15 per/hr) and are open to undergraduates and graduate
students.

The Brookings Institution is a highly regarded, nonprofit public policy
organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to conduct in-depth
research that leads to new ideas for solving societal problems at the
local, national and global levels. It takes pride in being one of the
world’s leading think-tanks.

Culture: Our work environment encourages our employees in both research
and non-research positions to have an impact on problems facing society.
Brookings emphasizes individuality while promoting institution-wide
collaboration, and fosters collegiality among staff in all departments
and at all levels. At Brookings, employees have opportunities to engage
with thought leaders and scholars, participate in professional
development programs and attend Brookings events.

The following summer internships are available on UMBCworks
<https://careers.umbc.edu/umbcworks/>
- Research Internship, Metropolitan Policy Program (position 9313824)
- Research Internship, Economic Studies Program (position 9313822)
- Research Internship, Gender & Education Research Intern, Global
Economy (position 9313825)
- Research Internship, Foreign Policy Program (position 9313826)
- Research Internship, Brown Center on Education Policy, Governance
Studies (position 9313823)

*TO APPLY*
- Submit your resume, cover letter, and unofficial transcript via
UMBCworks <https://careers.umbc.edu/umbcworks/> by Monday, February
24th.  If you have any problems submitting your credentials, simply
contact Christine Routzahn at the Career Center (routzahn@umbc.edu)