UMBC Summer & Winter Blog
Tuition remission is available during Winter Session 2018 for eligible UMBC faculty and staff, as well as their spouses and dependents. As an additional benefit, mandatory fees associated with course registration (i.e., the winter session fee and auxiliary facilities fee) will be remitted for UMBC faculty/staff taking courses at UMBC. If you’ve always wanted to take a class for personal […]
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“San Francisco 49ers National Anthem Knee” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Keith Allison “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” – Colin Kaepernick Since the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback first refused to stand for the national anthem, dozens of current NFL players (as well as […]
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How Many Parking Spaces are on Campus? There are approximately 7,250 parking spaces on campus. Where Can I Park This Winter? During the winter session, the modified zone plan allows student permit holders to park in Zones A, B or C. Zone A Red Zone B Green Zone C Gold When are Parking Permits Enforced? UMBC Parking Permits are […]
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“That rug really tied the room together.” – Jeffrey Lebowski aka “The Dude” If you don’t get that reference, it may be a sign that you should take JDST 390 – Topics in Judaic Studies: Coen Brothers: Genre & Irony. For more than thirty years, Joel and Ethan Coen have crafted provocative and humorous films that take on […]
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“We all come from different backgrounds and bring different perspectives to the classroom—we have so much to learn from listening to how we all approach a topic differently.” – Dr. Kathryn Kein Lilly Tomlin, Phyllis Diller and Gilda Radner My research and writing focus largely on the relationship between comedy and feminism. While conventional wisdom of second wave feminism believes […]
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