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Anti-bias Workshop: Leveraging Linguistic Anthropology

November 06, 2020 Maryland Language Science Center

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:How can we address bias in the workplace? One of the best remedies is to understand, in a foundational way, how bias is expressed in interpersonal interactions.This training uses linguistic anthropology to lay out a clear framewor

Working Toward an Anti-racist and Inclusive Language Science Community

October 02, 2020 Maryland Language Science Center

This statement was sent to language science community members in October 2020, based on discussions among members of the LSC Executive Committee.

Sustaining Our Community Through the Pandemic

September 08, 2020 Maryland Language Science Center

Published September 8, 2020
The world is changing, and we’re all trying to adapt to survive, even thrive, in the new normal. This is the first of three messages about how LSC aims to support a community that is pandemic-proof, anti-racist, and sustai

Congratulations to PULSAR Spring 2020 Graduates!

May 22, 2020 Maryland Language Science Center

Among the many UMD students graduating remotely this Spring, we congratulate several outstanding PULSAR students. Between them, they have completed a variety of majors, minors, research projects, outreach activities, and internships.

COVID-19 update: Language Science at Home

March 23, 2020 Maryland Language Science Center

Last updated: 3/23/2020, 3pmGiven the latest guidelines from the university, the state of Maryland, and the CDC, it seems likely that we will be doing our language science from home for at least the next 2 months.Students, faculty, and staff are stro

Social Justice Day: Language in Pursuit of Social Justice

April 12, 2019 Maryland Language Science Center

As part of UMD's Social Justice Day, we hosted a series of talks on the role of language in social justice issues.John Baugh (Wash U) discussed his research on the role of dialect in housing discrimination, and how he has worked to fight dialect-base

Student Spotlight: Oliver Bentham

January 23, 2019 Maryland Language Science Center

Meet Oliver, a PULSAR student in his senior year pursuing a double degree in Linguistics and Computer Science!

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Pedro Pateo Pedro

January 16, 2019 Maryland Language Science Center

Meet Pedro Mateo Pedro, the Executive Director of the Guatemala Field Station. This week he's busy with the first Winter Language School at the field station! https://languagescience.umd.edu/winter-school

Student Spotlight: Marisa Fried

November 20, 2018 Maryland Language Science Center

Meet Marisa Fried, the President and founder of the Undergraduate Linguistics Club!

Three Graduate Students Receive Maryland Language Science Center's 2018 Student Leadership and Service Award

November 02, 2018 Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center

 At this year’s Language Science Day on October 5, 2018, two graduate students and one recent graduate were the first recipients of the Language Science Center 2018 Student Leadership and Service Award, in recognition of their exceptional contributio