Speakers and Events

Annual Department Seminar Series

	2013 W. August Low Lecture, Dean John Jeffries, "A Life in History" May 1, 2013   Co-sponsored by the Social Science Forum and the Department of History. Reception after the talk

	2012 Robert K. Webb Lecture Sept. 27, 2012 Prof. Judy Walkowitz (Johns Hopkins): “Schleppers and Shoppers: Jews, Street Markets, and the Selling of Ready-to-Wear Fashion in London in the 1920′s and 1930′s” at 5 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Forum and the Department of History. Refreshments following Dr. McNeil's presentation

Annual Lectures

The UMBC History Department presents special lectures open to the public during the school year.

The Robert K. Webb Lecture honors Professor Robert K. Webb, distinguished scholar of British history and former chair of the History Department.  The Department invites leading scholars to lecture on European history each Fall semester.

The W. Augustus Low Lecture is in memory of Professor Augustus Low, founder of the UMBC Department of History and distinguished scholar of American history and the U.S. South.  In keeping with Professor Low's area of specialization, the Lecture brings historians of American history, Civil Rights, and/or Southern history to campus each Spring semester. 

The Social Science Forum presents topics and perspectives of vital interest to the social sciences community and beyond. Lectures are free and open to the public and will last approximately one hour, followed by a question and answer period and a reception. Events take place throughout the year.

The Humanities Forum The UMBC Humanities Forum offers a program of events that illustrate the richness of contemporary work in philosophy, history, culture, language, literature, and the arts. The Forum is particularly interested in demonstrating the links that bring the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences together.