An interview featuring UMBC Artist-in-Residence, Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, was released yesterday by Asia Society. In the interview Kal speaks about a range of topics, including his recent return to working with the Baltimore Sun, and shares his thoughts on the creation of politically charged, satirical work. A cartoonist for 35 years, he closes the interview expressing his opinion on the fate of traditional mediums in the decline of print cartoons, and the possibilities for cartooning in a “promising new era of visual satire.”

KAL will share personal stories and discuss his practice through teaching and live sketching in an event in Hong Kong for Asia Society in collaboration with The Economist.

Read the entire interview, “For Editorial Cartoonist ‘KAL’, Pen is Definitely Mightier than the Sword,” at the Asia Society’s Blog.

The latest Baltimore Sun column by Thomas Schaller, professor of political science, explores critiques of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s potential nomination for secretary of state given her role in providing inaccurate information to the American public following the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Schaller writes that although he questions the motives of those critiquing the nomination, they “are asking important questions about what the State Department and the White House did before, during and especially after the attacks,” such as, “Why weren’t requests by U.S. officials in Benghazi for upgraded security in advance of the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks honored?” and  “Even if that anniversary were not approaching, why weren’t the movie protests sufficient to prompt heightened security?” Read the full commentary at the Baltimore Sun.

Applications are officially open for AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, a unique one-year program for people 21-26 combining work for justice, leadership development, Jewish learning, and community building. Want to change the world -- or know someone who does? Learn about AVODAH and how to spend the next year fighting poverty in one of our four cities around the country!  

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Overview: Corps members help bring housing, education and other basic services to thousands of people each year, and add capacity to our partners worth over $18,500 each.

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