18 years ago I took the California Bar Exam. My lungs still bear the scars. For two and a half years, I practiced law at a Los Angeles firm. I learned a lot, including what I do not want to do...
I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their...
I would ask the question at the top of Lookout Mountain: That was the plan. The symbolism was many-layered. From atop the peak you could see clearly in all directions, seven states in a single...
Last semester I completed the final course before I begin writing my doctoral dissertation: a seminar on crafting a formal research proposal. It was a great course that helped me focus on what I...
3,419 is the number of homeless people counted in Baltimore by the most recent "homeless census" conducted in January 2009. This number was higher than the count from the previous census in 2007,...
I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their...
Delana Gregg and I teach a course each fall called Civic Imagination and Social Entrepreneurship (cross-listed as POLI 209, AMST 280, SOCY 298, and EDUC 209), in which students explore and develop...
I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their...
Here’s a brief update on a few UMBC-related happenings since mid-December: Thirteen teams of students submitted detailed proposals for improving the campus as a part of SGA’s Prove It!...
The Student Activity Fee paid to UMBC by every undergraduate funds student organization events and operations, the Student Events Board, SGA and The Retriever Weekly. The total amount collected...