by Susan Hoban Years ago, when I was teaching undergraduate astronomy, I began to wonder why the students had so much difficulty solving problems. As I unraveled the thread of that thought, I...
by ThuyVy Duong Twice a week, I teach a service learning course for the freshmen SUCCESS students. SUCCESS (Students United for Campus-Community Engagement for Post-Secondary Success, a...
by Carolyn Forestiere Becoming involved with BreakingGround was completely unexpected for me. Almost by accident I found myself in a large workshop in the AOK Library at which I learned about...
by Kelsey Krach, Travis Bell and Camila Sotela The Retriever Project statues are finally installed outside of the Albin O. Kuhn Library, The Commons, and the Performing Arts and Humanities...
by Adebamike Adenji "What should I do after graduation?" That question loomed during my final year at UMBC, and like many seniors, I was nervous about taking the next step in my life. I knew I...
by Amelia Meman To many, the words “Critical Social Justice” may mean little or maybe too much. Is it a class? A mode of thinking? An event? A movement? To me, it is all of those things. It’s...
by Randi Williams 22 teams of UMBC hackers spent an intense 24 hours late last semester in a battle of creativity and wits aimed at improving campus life. This first-ever UMBC...
by Lee Boot When you think about efforts to alleviate poverty, reduce crime, improve education and others aimed at making a real difference in the world, what kinds of strategies do you imagine?...
by Ganesh Mysore and Valerie Parks Prove It! has embodied UMBC’s culture of empowering students to bring about the changes they want to see. This year's competition offers up to $10,000 to...
by Brent McBride INTERACT is a peer-led program in UMBC Residential Life. My role in INTERACT has involved working with other RAs to help first-year students learn about themselves and each...
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