The latest Baltimore Sun column by UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller delves into the Democratic primary election in Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District, a seat held by longtime...
March 21, 2012
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1:44 PM
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“The protracted battle for the Republican presidential nomination is about to thrust Maryland’s GOP voters into the unusual position of having a voice in a national political contest even though...
March 21, 2012
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1:18 PM
UMBC’s Eric Zeemering, assistant professor of public policy, commented in the Baltimore Sun this week on a measure that would allow residents of New Windsor to recall their local elected...
March 21, 2012
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12:25 PM
The Washington Post‘s “Maryland Schools Insider” blog reports that UMBC’s David H. Murray ’14, economics, is running for a seat on the Prince George’s County Board of Education. Murray has...
March 21, 2012
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12:08 PM
“Thing could always be worse,” Robert Provine, professor of psychology, reminds us in an essay published by Business Day. “We have all heard of the ‘grass is greener’ syndrome. This is its ‘grass...
March 21, 2012
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11:43 AM
UMBC students from SOCY/HAPP 354, “The Social Basis of Community and Public Health,” regularly visit Baltimore’s Port Discovery Children’s Museum to discuss health issues with young visitors...
March 16, 2012
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2:42 PM
“[T]he 2012 presidential election is effectively over right now,” suggests political science professor Thomas Schaller in a provocative new Salon column this week. Despite the twists and turns of...
March 15, 2012
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3:56 PM
It’s been a busy week in the media for Donald Norris, UMBC public policy chair and director of the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research. Norris offered expert comments for four...
March 15, 2012
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3:26 PM
Today the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) announced that UMBC is one of 21 graduate schools selected to participate in a study to examine completion and attrition among underrepresented...
March 15, 2012
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12:29 PM
Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, editorial cartoonist for The Economist and UMBC artist-in-residence, was featured on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show last week (interview begins 19 minutes in). KAL discussed his...
March 14, 2012
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