UMBC and Marie desJardins appeared in the New York Times. The article, “Computer Science for the Rest of Us,” describes the idea that all students should learn how to ‘think computationally’ and...
April 2, 2012
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Bill Shewbridge, director of UMBC’s New Media Studio, spoke to Urbanite about the role technology plays on campus and in the lives of students. “There is a tendency to think that students are...
April 2, 2012
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UMBC sophomores Edward Burroughs III and David H. Murray are making waves in their run for seats on the 8-member Prince George’s County Board of Education. Burroughs is currently serving his first...
March 30, 2012
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Patch reports that nearly 60,000 people turned out for early voting in Maryland, March 24-29, but that accounts for just 1.88% of eligible voters statewide. UMBC public policy professor and chair...
March 30, 2012
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The American Political Science Association has selected Tyson King-Meadows, associate professor of political science, for the 2012-2013 class of Congressional Fellows. The APSA Congressional...
March 29, 2012
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UMBC’s Shriver Center has partnered with College Gardens for 15 years to offer children in Southwest Baltimore tutoring, mentorship and supervised activities after school. This week, WYPR...
March 29, 2012
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Kate Brown, associate professor of history, is giving a series of talks that are taking her across the country. Brown studies and teaches Russian and Eastern European history, and is an expert on...
March 28, 2012
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Meredith Oyen, assistant professor of history, will give a talk at the Center for Force and Diplomacy at Temple University on Thursday, March 29. Oyen’s talk is entitled “Crossing Borders in...
March 28, 2012
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Kimberly Moffitt, assistant professor of American Studies, and Michelle Scott, associate professor of history, were guests on the “Marc Steiner Show” on Monday to discuss the case of Trayvon...
March 27, 2012
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The English Department’s Christopher Corbett will be featured Saturday, April 14 at the CityLit Project at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library in a panel discussion on the art of writing...
March 26, 2012
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