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For Christopher Tong, discovering clues hidden in texts documenting history’s most devastating floods isn’t just about the promise of making social, cultural, and political change. It’s also a...

Michael Hassett and Chiara Collette first met each other in 2014 at the Los Angeles International Airport before boarding a 17-hour flight to the Kingdom of Tonga in the middle of the southwestern...

UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program prepares students to collaborate across disciplines and address real-world issues. Illustrations by Kimberly Salt When Chelsea Okeh ’22, M30,...

Yolanda Valencia, assistant professor of geography and environmental studies, and María Célleri, assistant professor of gender, women’s, and sexuality studies, have received 12-month Career...

Noorzehra Zaidi, Assistant Professor of History, UMBC In early June 2022, Saudi Arabia announced a hajj “lottery” for Western pilgrims that made it mandatory for people from Europe, the...