Tag: umbc week
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The Academic Minute for 2023.09.18-2023.09.22
The Academic Minute from 9.18 – 9.22 Monday Elizabeth Patton – University of Maryland Baltimore County The Home Office and Work-Life Balance Elizabeth Patton is media historian interested in discourses of gender, race and class in the history of media, representations of urbanism and suburbanism in popular culture, and the impact of communication technologies on…
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Amy Froide, University of Maryland Baltimore County – The Long History of Financial Fraud
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Financial fraud may be in the news, but it’s also old news. Today on The Academic Minute: Amy Froide, professor of history and chair of the department of history, examines past wrongdoings. Professor Amy Froide is Chair of the History Department at UMBC where she teaches courses in…
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Ramon Goings, University of Maryland Baltimore County – There’s No Dissertation Like a Done Dissertation
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Dissertations can be tough to finish. Ramon Goings, associate professor in the language, literacy, and culture doctoral program, outlines the process to getting students across the finish line. Dr. Goings’ research interests are centered on exploring the academic and social experiences of gifted/high-achieving Black males PK-PhD, diversifying the…
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Renée Lambert-Brétière – Democratizing Access to Digital Tools in the Documentation of the Innu Language
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Digital tools can help preserve languages that may otherwise become extinct. Renée Lambert-Brétière, associate professor of linguistics, looks into democratizing the process of documentation. Renée Lambert-Brétière is a linguist in the department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication at UMBC. She specializes in the documentation of the…
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Michael Nance, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Erhard on the Right to Revolution
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Revolutions carry many inherent risks. Michael Nance, associate professor of philosophy, takes a philosophical approach to these conflicts. Michael Nance is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has also been an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt. With James…
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Elizabeth Patton, University of Maryland Baltimore County – The Home Office and Work-Life Balance
On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: A healthy work-life balance can be difficult no matter where you apply your trade. Today on The Academic Minute: Elizabeth Patton, associate professor of media and communication studies, examines how we portray work/life balance at home. Elizabeth Patton is media historian interested in discourses of gender, race and…