"If we don’t serve children and we can’t get education right then we get more of the same. I think things can change for individuals, and if we can change things for individuals then that is where...
“Our hope is that people of goodwill will look at the lessons of D.C. history and use them to guide some of their activism,” says Musgrove.“We think it is a good guide for future action for making...
“Right now there are students being short-changed by the education system. They are not sitting in a classroom with a high enough quality teacher. They are not being provided the resources they...
Chapin loves how historians seek answers buried in documents, archives, museums, libraries, basements, attics and forgotten filing cabinets. “I was really intimidated by the research aspect early...
UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities and College of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are launching a major new five-year initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the...
The Sun's latest special section on education highlights UMBC programs in psychology and cybersecurity, as well as UMBC's College JUMP program, which provides near-peer college access mentoring...
The Cyber Scholars program supports the success of women and underrepresented minority students in cybersecurity, and is a model for increasing diversity in cyber-related fields.
"Teachers and students thrive when they all have a deeper understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity," says Christine Mallinson, who developed the app with collaborator Anne Charity Hudley...
Now back home, "I start to think with a broader perspective of designing, building, engineering, and developing technology for social good,” says Gloria Opoku-Boateng, Ph.D. student in information...
UMBC's Summer Success Institute creates opportunities for mentorship and community building among graduate students, supplementing academic programs to "[make] sure students have the emotional and...