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(ARCHIVED) Recovering from the Opioid Epidemic in Baltimore and Beyond

A Panel Discussion for This Year's Eckert Lecture

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

April 24, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

Bakari Atiba, AA, Director of Community Engagement, Charm City Care Connection Kelly Coble, LCSW-C Program Director, Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS) Associate Director of...

(ARCHIVED) The Question of Bodily Sovereignty, or Anthropology as Vulnerable Praxis

Eminent Scholar Lecture with Dr. Deborah A. Thomas

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

April 17, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Description

Deborah A. Thomas, Ph.D. 2024 Guggenheim Fellow Director, Center for Experimental Ethnography Department Chair and  R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology University of Pennsylvania...

(ARCHIVED) When an Elephant Meets a Bear: How Stock Markets Shape Americans' Political Attitudes

a virtual discussion with Dr. Ian Anson

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 15, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How does the daily movement of the stock market shape the political fortunes of presidents — especially in an era of tariffs, financial uncertainty, and 24/7 news cycles? Join us for a timely and...

(ARCHIVED) Explore the World with Fulbright! Info Session on April 1

Fund your global adventure—study, teach, or research abroad!

Location

Public Policy : 204

Date & Time

April 1, 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

Interested in studying, researching, or teaching abroad after graduation? The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers funding for students to pursue these opportunities in over 140 countries! Join...

(ARCHIVED) Generative AI and Higher Education: Practical Insights for Today and Tomorrow

Dr. John Schumacher's Lipitz Lecture, part of the Spring SSF

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

March 27, 2025, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Description

John G. Schumacher, Ph.D., FGSA Director, Public Health Research Center Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health Generative AI and Higher Education: Practical...

(ARCHIVED) Join Us for the Fall 2024 End of Semester Celebration!

Celebrate the end of the Fall 2024 semester with SAPH!

Location

Public Policy : Atrium

Date & Time

December 11, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Description

Join the SAPH Department for our Fall 2024 End of Semester Celebration! Let’s wrap up the semester together with food, refreshments, and great company! All Sociology, Anthropology, and Public...

(ARCHIVED) Audio-Visual Migration Correspondence in Archives of Migration: Connecting Personal Narratives to Collective Histories

Join Dr. Faime Alpagu from Columbia Univ. for a discussion!

Location

Fine Arts : 533

Date & Time

November 20, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

Drawing on critical perspectives of archival practices addressed by scholars such as Jacques Derrida and Achille Mbembe, this talk discusses archival practices of migration in the German-speaking...

(ARCHIVED) Social Science Research in Government, Business, & Non-Profit Careers:

An Alumni Panel

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

October 23, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Description

Join us to learn how UMBC  alumni are using social science research to support government and business clients.  The panel will be moderated by CS3's Acting Director, Dr. Eric Stokan, and will be...

(ARCHIVED) Informing Policy Decisions through Evidence-Based Practice

with Michael D. Fernandez, Ph.D.

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

October 16, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Description

Informing Policy Decisions through Evidence-Based Practice Join us for a conversation on evidence-based policymaking. As society grapples with challenges both internal and externally driven,...