We use the UMBC group umbc-ai to share news about AI research, events, and opportunities at UMBC. UMBC faculty, staff, and students can join the group to receive email messages. Anyone can view past news on the group or on the AI.UMBC.EDU website. Below are short summaries of recent messages from the UMBC AI Center.
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LLMs in English Departments: Teaching Rhetoric as AI Literacy
Online 2-3pm ET, Monday, September 21, 2026
Dr. Tanya Olson from UMBC’s Department of English discusses how she reframes interactions with generative AI as a rhetorical act within language-driven systems. In her ENGL 211 Writing with AI...
Posted: August 28, 2026, 9:54 AM
Refusing Generative AI in College Writing Instruction
12-1pm Wednesday, February 11, 2026 online
A Conversation with Maggie Fernandes, Megan McIntyre, and Jennifer Sano-Franchini Hear diverse perspectives on genAI in higher education Please note: This session is open to UMBC faculty and...
Posted: January 22, 2026, 12:24 PM
UMBC undergrads invited to participate in study on reliance on AI for writing
Shahin Hossain, a PhD student in Language, Literacy, and Culture, is conducting a research study on how undergraduate students use generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, and the impact on their...
Posted: October 15, 2025, 11:01 AM
UMBC Department of English adds course on Writing with AI
UMBC’s Department of English has added a new course, ENGL 211 Writing with AI. The course is being taught for the first time this Fall by Dr. Tanya Olsen, a Senior Lecturer and the Director of the...
Posted: September 12, 2025, 5:09 PM
