Join LLC Cohort 22's Elaine MacDougall in PAHB 318 from 1:15 to 2:15pm this Friday, February 28th, for one of her popular, low-key yoga sessions!

Due to guidance from the University System of Maryland and the Governor's Office, this symposium will not be held this spring. We are planning to reschedule it in the fall. 

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The LLC Program is honoring the legacy of the late Dr. Cedric Herring, former director and professor of the program, by sponsoring an annual symposium in his name.

Our event begins at 11:00am on March 24th in the AOK Library and will be comprised of four panel discussions about the intersectionality that exists between critical diversity and career development and mentorship. The symposium will culminate with a keynote address by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at 5:00pm. Dr. Kendi's latest book, How to be an Antiracist, will be on sale at a book signing immediately after his speech.

Please see the attached flyer for more information.

NSF has released a new version of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1)

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020. Significant changes include:

• NSF will require use of an NSF-approved format in submission of the biographical sketch and current and pending support documents, once the PAPPG (NSF 20-1) becomes effective;
  
  
• NSF is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae as an NSF-approved format for preparation of both documents.
  
  
• Use of an NSF-approved format will not be required until implementation of PAPPG 20-1 on June 1, 2020.
  
  
• To assist the community, NSF has developed websites with additional information for the preparation of the biographical sketch and current and pending support.
  
  
• New requirement for proposing organizations to submit government-wide representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM);
  
  
• New requirement for providing e-mail documentation of Program Officer approval for the submission of RAPID and EAGER proposals; and
  
  
• Clarifications to current and pending support coverage as well as other changes throughout the document.

You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on June 1, 2020, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 19-1) continue to apply.

Additionally NSF has published a FAQ for the updates to the NSF current and pending.  NSF will no longer accept Current and Pending document not prepared using an NSF approved generation tool.  More details can be found in the attached document (please download FAQ document below). 

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.

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)

Dr. Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology at Loyola University of Chicago will describe "Project Solidarity," a bi-national research and advocacy project designed to support deportee rights organizing in Mexico City and strengthen connections between U.S.-based and Mexico-based organizations.

AOK Library Gallery from 1 pm to 2:15 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2020.

See flyer for details.

The Laura Bassi Scholarship,which awards a total of $8,000 three times a year, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in April 2020:

Spring 2020 application deadline: March 25, 2020, with results provided on April 15, 2020

All currently enrolled master's and doctoral candidates are eligible to apply, as are academics in the first five years of employment.

Further details and the application portal can be found at the link below.