Retrieving the Social Sciences

We are the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Go Retrievers!). Join us each week as we curate content from UMBC‘s social science faculty, students, community partners, and visiting guests and lecturers!

The Center for Social Science Scholarship promotes excellence across the social sciences at UMBC. Spanning disciplines and programs, we connect scholars who engage in social scientific study—asking key questions about social life, addressing problems of local and global concern, sharing knowledge about public issues, and connecting research to practice and policy.

Guided by the core principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity, we encourage intellectual exchange and cross-cutting dialogue as we strive to advance social progress and equity in ways that are critically relevant not only to UMBC but to our local, national, and global communities.

To foster high quality social science inquiry, we offer research and grant support, host trainings, promote campus and community events, and provide opportunities for academic as well as public debate, for the benefit of the university and society.

UMBC Social Sciences Schools & Departments:

Department of Africana Studies
Department of American Studies
Department of Asian Studies
Department of Economics
Department of Education
Department of Emergency Health Services
Department of Gender, Women‘s & Sexuality Studies
Department of Geography and Environmental Systems
Department of Gerontology
Department of Global Studies
Department of History
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Department of Language, Literacy, and Culture
Department of Media & Communication Studies
Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication
Department of Political Science
Department of Psychology
School of Public Policy
School of Social Work
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Retrieving the Social Sciences is a production of the UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship. Our podcast host is Dr. Ian Anson, our acting director is Dr. Eric Stokan, and our production intern is Jean Kim. Our theme music was composed and recorded by D’Juan Moreland. Special thanks to Amy Barnes and Myriam Ralston for production assistance. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, where you can find full video recordings of recent UMBC events.