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Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz has been invited to speak on a panel at McNally Jackson Bookstore in New York City.

The New York Review of Books has been republishing time-honored classic books for children for the past decade, and this panel has been convened to celebrate this venture on its tenth anniversary.

Edwin Frank, editor of the NYRB’s Children’s Collection, and Betsy Bird, New York Public Library Children’s Librarian, will discuss the changing character of children’s books with Ellen Handler Spitz and other children’s literature experts.

The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 10th at McNally Jackson Bookstore. You can find more information here.

Now in its second year, The Shriver Center’s SUCCESS Program was featured in a recent Southern Maryland Online article and Capital News Service video.

SUCCESS (Students United for Campus-Community Engagement for Post-Secondary Success) is the first four-year college experience for young adults with intellectual disabilities in Maryland. The article highlights the early progress of the program, which has seen its applications nearly triple.

Shriver Center Director Michele Wolff talks about how the SUCCESS Program has been building on feedback and response from students and families.

“We are building the program as we go, which is…a benefit and a challenge,” Wolff said. “The benefit … is that we can really listen to the students and their families … and build the program based on their interests.”

The article describes the positive experiences students and families are going through early on in the program, which is a non-degree program that focuses on independent living and preparing students for employment.

You can read the full article and the Capital News Service video which accompanies it here.

Congratulations to the UMBC men’s cross country team on winning their first America East championship since 2005!
From the news release:

Following a third place finish at last year’s America East Championships, the UMBC men’s cross country team wanted more. A year later, the Retrievers got it, winning the league title Saturday morning at Binghamton University.

Congratulations to the UMBC men’s cross country team on winning their first America East championship since 2005!

From the news release:

Following a third place finish at last year’s America East Championships, the UMBC men’s cross country team wanted more. A year later, the Retrievers got it, winning the league title Saturday morning at Binghamton University.