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Understanding Policies:Graduate Assistant Maternity Leave

See pg. 8 of the GA Handbook.

Per the Graduate Assistant Handbook, all graduate students requesting maternity leave will need to notify his/her Graduate Program Director (GPD) or supervisor immediately. All requests for...

Posted: December 26, 2014, 9:07 PM

Access to Lactation Room between Dec 18th-Jan 23rd

During the winter break and term, the Women's Center will be operating under limited hours and the Center may be closed during times that UMBC community members need access to the lactation room....

Posted: December 12, 2014, 9:34 AM

Welcome to Our Campus-Wide Career Life Balance Initiative!

Learn CLB Policies. Balance Career and Life!

Welcome to UMBC's Campus Wide Career-Life Balance (CLB) Initiative!  Our Mission:  Our mission is to establish a robust institutional CLB culture for graduate students, post-doctorate...

Posted: October 15, 2014, 11:26 AM

Campus Childcare Update - News from Task Force Meeting

On September 24th, the Childcare Task Force met and we received some updates about the timeline for the childcare center on campus. I asked if I could share these updates via the myUMBC group and...

Posted: September 26, 2014, 1:15 PM

CDC Issues Level 3 Travel Warning to West Africa

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is...

Posted: August 1, 2014, 11:18 AM

Not Alone: Together Against Sexual Assault

New Resource for College Campuses

A new website resource is available to all college campuses. It provides information for students, schools, and anyone interested in finding resources on how to respond to and prevent sexual...

Posted: May 22, 2014, 12:01 PM

No is the New Yes: 5 Tips for Scaling Back Your Busy Life

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

"Much of the fun in life is getting stuck in things -- parties, dating, working out, work itself, shopping, brunch, online research, social media... the list is endless. Sometimes these things are...

Posted: April 1, 2014, 8:50 AM

College Park, UM may birth new day care program

Local News from the Gazette

For more details, click on the link:  http://www.gazette.net/article/20140303/NEWS/140309981/1029/college-park-um-may-birth-new-day-care-program&template=gazette

Posted: March 7, 2014, 10:38 AM

How to Level the Playing Field for Women in Science

Chronicle of Higher Ed Article on the "Baby Penalty"

I've posted the whole article below but you can also click on the link to go to the original post:  http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Level-the-Playing-Field/145037/#sthash.UQxkT8aK.dpuf *...

Posted: March 7, 2014, 10:34 AM