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    <div>Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments!  </div>
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    <strong>Ian Anson</strong>, Assistant Professor of Political Science, published "<a href="https://theconversation.com/americans-distrusted-us-democracy-long-before-trumps-russia-problem-100082" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Americans Distrusted US Democracy Long Before Trump's Russia Problem</a>" in <em>The Conversation.</em>
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    <strong>Evan Avila</strong>, Economics and Political Science '20, <a href="https://news.umbc.edu/umbcs-evan-avila-wins-iome-challenge-with-ideas-to-help-millennials-save-for-retirement/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">won the iOme Challenge</a> with ideas to help millennials save for retirement.</div>
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    <strong>Erin Berry-McCrea,</strong> Doctoral candidate in Language, Literacy &amp; Culture, received the <a href="http://www2.ncte.org/awards/ncte-early-career-educator-teacher-of-color-leadership-award/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">NCTE Educator of Color Leadership Award</a> for her research on college undergraduates' experiences with language and social media.  </div>
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    <strong>Dana Bradley </strong>was appointed as the <a href="https://erickson.umbc.edu/bradley/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dean of the Erickson School</a>.</div>
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    <strong>Timothy J. Brennan</strong>, Professor of Public Policy and Economics and a Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future, is participating on September 14 in the first set of <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events-calendar/2018/09/ftc-hearing-1-competition-consumer-protection-21st-century" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Federal Trade Commission hearings on competition and consumer protection</a>.</div>
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    <strong>Chris Curran, </strong>Assistant Professor of Public Policy, testified on August 24 about <a href="https://www.usccr.gov/press/2018/08-15-18a-IF.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">racial disparities in school discipline for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights</a>. </div></div>
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    <strong>Erle Ellis</strong>, Professor of Geography &amp; Environmental Systems, published "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/opinion/overpopulation-is-not-the-problem.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Overpopulation Is Not the Problem</a>" in the <em>New York Times.</em>
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    <strong>Chris Haffer</strong>, MPS '91, Public Policy, and PhD '93, Public Policy, was <a href="https://news.umbc.edu/umbc-alumnus-chris-haffer-becomes-eeocs-first-chief-data-officer/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">named the EEOC's first chief data officer</a>
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    <strong>Jane Lincove</strong>, Associate Professor of Public Policy, helped launch a <a href="https://t.co/8s81Q2xlxt" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">national center for research on school choice</a>
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    <strong>Christine Mallinson</strong>, Professor of Language, Literacy &amp; Culture, was appointed as the Director of the <a href="http://socialscience.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Center for Social Science Scholarship</a>.</div>
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    <div><em>If you have a news item to share, email <a href="socialscience@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">socialscience@umbc.edu</a>. </em></div>
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<Summary>Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments!       Ian Anson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, published "Americans Distrusted US...</Summary>
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