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Doing Research In Perilious Times Part II

Strategies and Tactics for CAHSS Faculty

Location

Fine Arts : 011

Date & Time

October 17, 2025, 10:00 am11:00 am

Description

This event will feature two panels of experts and group discussion regarding the kinds of challenges that currently exist in higher education and how to support these efforts in the face of federal retrenchment.

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Agenda

- 9:30-10am: Coffee and light breakfast

- 10:15-11:45am: Panel I - Challenges & Strategies for Research: Diversity, Academic Freedom & Data 

  • Dr. Jennifer Wells, New College of Florida
  • Dr. Tina Kelleher, Towson University; American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Maryland Conference representative and Chair of Membership for national AAUP
  • Dr. Juliana Pare-Blagoev, Johns Hopkins University, former president of the Johns Hopkins University chapter of AAUP
  • Dr. Nick Hart, President, Data Foundation

- 12-1pm: Lunch and group discussion led by Marc Ruppel, Director, Creative Achievement and Research Development and Administration, UMBC

- 1-2:15pm: Panel II - Foundations & New Funding Opportunities


Moderated by Dr. Christine Mallinson, Assistant Vice President for Research and Scholarly Impact, Division of Research and Creative Achievement, UMBC
  • Jason Rhody, Senior Director of Engagement Strategy, Modern Language Association
  • Patrick Roche, Vice President, Office of Institutional Advancement, UMBC
  • Dr. Brett Theodos, Senior fellow and director of the Community Economic Development Hub, Urban Institute

- 2:15-3pm: Conclusion and next steps


Sponsored by the CAHSS Breaking the M.O.L.D program. Cosponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Dresher Center for the Humanities.
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