I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...
In the final moments of the dream, I watched my 9th grade Spanish teacher throw a portable radio high into the air. As it landed with a crash, I awoke to the sound of my UCLA roommate, Bobby,...
I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...
I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...
Here's a brief update on a few UMBC-related happenings since mid-December: UMBC’s chess team placed second among 28 teams competing in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in...
The little town in southern North Carolina featured a small collection of chain hotels, the usual fast food joints and an industrial plant that had contaminated the groundwater with its waste. I...
Full Title: UMBC’s Winter 2011 Dissertation House: “Nothing is Utterly Hopeless.” The day began late due to ice-encased cars, slippery roads, and a delayed opening. However, the graduate students...
I think this piece by David Brooks in The New Yorker is a little choppy, maybe because it's a boiled-down version of a forthcoming book. But it contains some useful ideas for people with major...
Full Title: Delayed Opening at UMBC Today, Dissertation House Begins at 10AM Due to weather and UMBC’s delayed opening, today’s Dissertation House will begin at 10AM. Campus will open at 10AM...
The buses rolled into the Skycroft Conference Center at around 11:15 last Monday morning. 43 UMBC students, most of whom did not know each other before boarding, walked hesitantly down the steps...