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Why they should study abroad at the House of Grit!

De'Jia Long Hillie is studying abroad in Japan and represented UMBC at Nanzan University's Study Abroad Fair. She shared with Japanese students what makes UMBC great and why they should study...

Posted: September 27, 2019, 3:40 PM

I want you to panic....

UMBC across the sea: The climate crisis can unite us

Read Retriever article by Humanities Scholar studying abroad, Anjali DasSarma.

Posted: September 24, 2019, 11:10 AM

Anjali DasSarma in England as Abroad Ambassador

Follow Anjali during her time in Londontowne - start now!

Anjali DasSarma '21 Media and Communications Studies major with a minor in Journalism. September 3rd, 2019 Hi there! I’m Anjali, and I’m a Humanities Scholar here at UMBC. I’m studying abroad...

Posted: September 6, 2019, 3:38 PM

De'Jia Long-Hillie receives THE TOSHIZO WATANABE Scholarship

Chance occurrences lead scholar to Nanzan University

Through a series of chance occurrences, De’Jia Long Hillie developed an admiration for Japan. Experiencing Japan for five days in eighth grade made twelve-year-old De’Jia realize the world was...

Posted: September 3, 2019, 11:46 AM

De'Jia Long-Hillie and Peri Johnson awarded scholarships

Humanities Scholars studying at Nanzan University, Japan

Peri Johnson '21 Asian studies and De'Jia Long-Hillie '20 global studies are recipients of the Tanaka and Green Academic Scholarship awarded by The Japan-America Society of Washington DC.  De'Jia...

Posted: August 27, 2019, 9:52 AM

Kelly Wan '18 Humanities Scholar and Fulbright recipient

"Anyone, regardless of physical appearance can be American"

Kelly Wan '18 became interested in the Fulbright program after studying abroad in Shanghai, China, her junior year. "As a Humanities Scholar and Honors College member, she was excited to use the...

Posted: August 9, 2019, 1:38 PM

Dawg Days Abroad! Lexi Smith Ambassador

Blog Post from a Freshman Humanities scholar

Lexi is an incoming UMBC Humanities scholar freshman who will be studying abroad this summer before fall semester even starts! She's participating in Education Abroad's first-ever Dawg Days Abroad...

Posted: July 30, 2019, 9:07 AM

Nailah-Benã Chambers work honored

Started the Diverse Hands at Work Club

Nailah-Benã Chambers shown center painting, lower right photo Courtesy of Powhatan High School Nailah-Benã Chambers (incoming freshman Humanities scholar) and Angel Rather, were honored for...

Posted: July 29, 2019, 10:32 AM

Anjali DasSarma to The Baltimore Sun's Readers Respond

BSO musicians are the ones who are suffering

Reprinted from The Baltimore Sun June 15, 2019 As a humanities student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, I feel a very close kinship with both Baltimore and the Baltimore Symphony...

Posted: June 21, 2019, 11:49 AM