One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Dr. Hrabowski is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ new Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education. He will also speak at a conference on data-driven diversity practices at the College of the Holy Cross on November 13.
• Hrabowski has also written an op-ed for Time about the importance of the Higher Education Act.
• Science reviews Dr. Hrabowski’s book, Holding Fast to Dreams, calling it a “moving memoir…[and] quite rewarding.”
• bwtech@UMBC startup Ayasdi is the sixth company to graduate from the Cync Program, a global cybersecurity startup initiative.
• Danielle Beatty-Moody, psychology, has had her post-doctoral research at the University of Pittsburgh referenced in a new article on how patterns of racial discrimination can affect patterns of sleep.
• Roy Meyer, political science, talked to Delmarva Now about whether Larry Hogan has lived up to his campaign promises in his first year as Maryland’s governor.
• Tom Schaller, political science, talks about the Republican party’s electoral advantages and “smoke-and-mirrors strategy.”
• Brenna Rollie, former assistant women’s basketball coach, is now an assistant coach for Columbia University’s women’s basketball team.
• Courtney Martinez Connor, former head coach of women’s lacrosse, is Arizona State University’s first women’s lacrosse coach.
• Men’s soccer beat the UMass Lowell River Hawks at the opposing team’s Senior Day game 1-0 on Saturday, and bested Stony Brook 3-0 at a home game on Wednesday.
• Hassan Omar, men’s cross country, took home the individual title at the America East Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday.

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