UMBC SAE Clean Snowmobile Club Results We are proud to announce that the UMBC SAE Clean Snowmobile Club recently placed 2nd out of 14 schools who competed in the collegiate Spark Ignited snowmobile competition! In addition to this second place finish, UMBC received the rookie of the year due to their amazing efforts and results in their first year of competition. Join us in congratulating this incredible group of students!  ]]> We are proud to announce that the UMBC SAE Clean Snowmobile Club recently placed 2nd out of 14 schools who competed in the collegiate Spark Ignited snowmobile competition! In addition to this... Photo https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/a2de100d9960767efca049e8074e5dbe/6af0f3c9/news/000/091/577/f20fd1e8deb34b1bc57a3146f2511eb2/IMG_1213 (1).PNG?1585156723 https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/91577/guest@my.umbc.edu/1ab43c631a02dc46d14c97294689e4f4/api/pixel Student Government Association https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/sga https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/xsmall.png?1756146184 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/original.png?1756146184 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/xxlarge.png?1756146184 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/xlarge.png?1756146184 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/large.png?1756146184 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/medium.png?1756146184 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/small.png?1756146184 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/xsmall.png?1756146184 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/011/e96fb9f9c97bcc38136043fb0627ef91/xxsmall.png?1756146184 Student Government Association 0 0 true Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:18:59 -0400 Could chloroquine treat coronavirus? 5 questions answered about a promising, problematic and unproven use for an antimalarial drug Let's examine the facts about chloroquine or the closely related hydroxychloroquine, both antimalarial drugs, as cures for COVID-19. ]]> Let's examine the facts about chloroquine or the closely related hydroxychloroquine, both antimalarial drugs, as cures for COVID-19. https://magazine.umbc.edu/could-chloroquine-treat-coronavirus-5-questions-answered-about-a-promising-problematic-and-unproven-use-for-an-antimalarial-drug/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/105990/guest@my.umbc.edu/d0a8c54ad54f2d96f9a2522dad08427d/api/pixel chemistry-and-biochemistry covidresearch discovery the-conversation UMBC Magazine https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-1945 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1793799644 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/original.png?1793799644 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxlarge.png?1793799644 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xlarge.png?1793799644 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/large.png?1793799644 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/medium.png?1793799644 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/small.png?1793799644 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1793799644 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxsmall.png?1793799644 UMBC Magazine 0 0 false Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:11:16 -0400 COVID-19 - Spring Events 2020 Cancelled To be postponed until Fall 2020 Hello Retrievers,

We hope this message finds you healthy and safe at home! Due to the recent COVID-19 activity and campus moving classes online and employees working remotely, we are unable to hold our remaining Speaker Series and ENTR Workshops. The CBIC, however, will be held virtually for a small group of participants and judges. We have rescheduled all canceled events for the Fall and we will be offering additional exciting talks and workshops then.

Please feel free to continue to follow us on our social media @abce_entre for more updates and information! ]]> Hello Retrievers, We hope this message finds you healthy and safe at home! Due to the recent COVID-19 activity and campus moving classes online and employees working remotely, we are unable to... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/91573/guest@my.umbc.edu/436b45868dd69b72778c8532cd4d2d88/api/pixel Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurship https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/original.jpg?1771000363 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/large.png?1771000363 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/medium.png?1771000363 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/small.png?1771000363 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxsmall.png?1771000363 The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 0 0 true Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:06:35 -0400 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:22:01 -0400 COVID-19 Scams Reported to the BBB

The Better Business Bureau has has a website that tracks scams and fraud. BBB Scam Tracker


The Scam Tracker lists information about scams in general, but also has a section about COVID-19 scams. For the full list, please visit the BBB website. Example of scams the BBB is tracking include:


  • Price Gouging: Ex: Selling $10 health products for $79.99

  • Fraudulent Products: Ex: Ineffective face masks

  • Impersonating Officials: Ex: Requesting personal information by posing as an employee of “US Health Care”


Don't fall victim to these attempts to take advantage of vulnerable people. If you do come across a scam, please report it to security@umbc.edu. You can also report it to the BBB through their scam tracker website.


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Join the Instructional Technology myUMBC Group (https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology).
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An Android app, advertised as a coronavirus tracker, mimics the display of the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center main page but also installs spyware into the phone.1  


A similar app was offered from a malicious site that mirrored live data from a legitimate website and added a banner urging viewers to download the malware.  If a person was tricked into downloading the malware, the malware would lock the person's phone and present the user with a ransom demand.2


  1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/03/18/coronavirus-scam-alert-covid-19-map-malware-can-spy-on-you-through-your-android-microphone-and-camera/#5857d81c75fd
  2. https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-scammers-target-vulnerable-internet-users-coronavirus-outbreak/story?id=69675134
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Dear Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff,

As we continue to pull together as a community to work through the uncertainty and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain unwavering and steadfast in our commitment to student academic success. We recognize current circumstances, including the shift to a remote and online learning environment, may present challenges. We are committed to delivering continuous and uninterrupted academic support, including the GSA writing advisor, PROMISE Success Seminars, and dissertation completion coaching, to ensure every student has the opportunity to be successful. In addition, to offer students maximum support and flexibility, we have made several adjustments to our Spring 2020 academic and enrollment policies, which are described below. Most importantly, we have collaborated with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Graduate Council, and graduate student leaders to make these important policy adjustments.

The academic and enrollment policies detailed below will allow graduate students the opportunity to make the most informed decisions possible regarding their coursework, based on their individual circumstances, to ensure continued academic progress and degree completion. We hope that this flexibility will enable students to adjust to their new academic environment and focus on doing well in their coursework to successfully complete the Spring 2020 semester without the need to withdraw. 

Last Day to Request Grading Method Change from Regular to Pass/Fail (P/F): Requests accepted through June 10
Graduate students currently enrolled in a course under the regular grading method (A, B, C, D, or F, including +/- options) may request to have the grading method changed to Pass/Fail (P/F) by submitting a request to the Graduate School that is approved by both their faculty advisor and graduate program director (GPD). Note: Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor and GPD to discuss the various implications associated with changing the grading method to the Pass/Fail option, such as applicability to degree and accreditation requirements. Students are also encouraged to wait until after May 27, when Spring 2020 final grades are posted, before submitting a request to change the grading method to the Pass/Fail option. 

Last Day to Withdraw from an Individual Course(s): Deadline changed from April 6 to June 10
Students may withdraw from an individual course(s) via myUMBC self-service through May 12. After this date and through June 10, students may submit an RT Help Ticket to the Registrar’s Office and the withdrawal will be processed administratively. Note: Students are strongly encouraged to confer with their faculty advisor and GPD before withdrawing from an individual course(s) to ensure they have exhausted all other options to successfully complete the semester. Students who are receiving financial aid or scholarships should also contact their financial aid counselor to determine any impact a “W” grade may have on their future financial aid. Students are also encouraged to wait until after May 27, when Spring 2020 final grades are posted, before making the decision to withdraw from an individual course(s). 

Last Day for Complete Semester Withdrawals (Grade of “W”): Deadline changed from May 12 to June 10
Students may withdraw from the entire semester via myUMBC self-service through May 12. After this date and through June 10, students may submit an RT Help Ticket to the Registrar’s Office and the semester withdrawal will be processed administratively. Note: Students are strongly encouraged to confer with their faculty advisor and GPD before withdrawing from the entire semester to ensure they have exhausted all other options to successfully complete the semester. Students who are receiving financial aid or scholarships should also contact their financial aid counselor to determine any impact a “W” grade may have on their future financial aid. Students are also encouraged to wait until after May 27, when Spring 2020 final grades are posted, before making the decision to withdraw from the entire semester. 

Additional Policy Options: As students are seeking options for Spring 2020, we want to remind you of the following additional academic and enrollment policy options:
We have carefully weighed these adjustments to the academic and enrollment policies for Spring 2020 in order to ensure our graduate students are empowered to make the best decisions possible regarding their academic options and have every opportunity to be successful in their coursework. We realize that it is completely unprecedented for students to make decisions about course withdrawal or P/F grading after their final grade for the course is posted, but we believe these are extraordinary circumstances. Again, students are encouraged to confer with their faculty advisor and GPD to discuss options. If additional support is needed, or if students are unsure who to contact, the Graduate School is available to assist you at gradprogressions@umbc.edu.
Special Instructions for Conduct of Master’s Thesis and Ph.D. Dissertation Defenses During the UMBC COVID-19 Closure

This is a REVISED version of guidance that the Graduate School issued on March 16, 2020.
While UMBC is in the status of mandatory remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Graduate School authorizes that all final examination defenses for Master’s theses and Ph.D. dissertations may take place remotely using synchronous electronic access technology. In other words, students will be allowed to conduct fully virtual defenses for all committee members without express approval of the Associate Dean.

The Graduate School’s Policy on Remote Participation of Committee Members requires that the student and all committee members must participate using a synchronous form of communication – meaning that the student and all committee members can see and hear each other. The student must also ensure that each remote participant has access to their thesis or dissertation and their presentation.  

The Graduate School is making available DocuSign forms for the Certification of Readiness to Defend forms for Master’s and Ph.D. students. These forms must be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled defense. It is important to note that the student must initiate the form by filling out the needed information, including the names of all committee members. Once this is done, the form will be sent to the committee signatories. After the last committee member signs the form, the form will be automatically routed to the Graduate School for processing. The DocuSign forms are available here.
 
Following receipt of the completed DocuSign forms, the Graduate School will send a signable electronic (.pdf) version of the Dean’s Representative packet to the Dean’s Representative and the Graduate Program Coordinator. We are using Adobe Sign, which does not require special software or setup by the committee members. At the end of the examination, the Dean’s Representative will complete the outcome section of the Exam Report and electronically sign the document. The Exam Report will automatically be sent by email to each committee member listed on the document. After all committee members have signed the Exam Report, it will automatically be routed to Patricia Windborn (Master’s) or Nicole Mooney (Ph.D.). All committee members will receive a copy of the signed Exam Report as well. There is no need to email the report or to send a paper copy to the Graduate School.  

Questions regarding defenses can be directed to Jeffrey Halverson, Associate Dean, at jeffhalv@umbc.edu.

Regards,

Philip Rous, Provost
Janet Rutledge, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
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Dear UMBC Community,

It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Dr. Maurice Berger, chief curator and research professor at UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC), who died Sunday, March 22, in Craryville, New York from complications of COVID-19. A path-breaking art historian and curator, Maurice was a fierce advocate for social justice and an exceptionally caring human being. Through his exhibitions and writings, he compelled us to look honestly at issues of race, inequity, and their representations in visual culture. 

Dr. Berger resided in New York City and was last on the UMBC campus on January 30.

“Maurice was a beloved member of the UMBC community, one of our most admired and productive scholars,” said UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. “For many of us, he was even more than that. He was a special colleague and friend. We will always remember him as a brilliant voice for the arts and justice. The UMBC community so admired him because we shared the same values. He believed in the dignity of humankind and the power of art and history to open our eyes.”

Maurice began his career at UMBC in 1992, organizing a highly successful traveling exhibition entitled Ciphers of Identity. Since that time, he organized major traveling exhibition projects for the CADVC, including the first traveling retrospectives of noted artists Adrian Piper and Fred Wilson, and the celebrated exhibition For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, which was organized in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

“Mr. Berger is uniquely qualified to lead people through this type of historical reexamination,” remarked The Baltimore Sun in reviewing For All the World to See. “He is critical of labels but identifies himself, among many other things, as Jewish and gay and counts the things he saw growing up among African-American children in a housing project on Manhattan's Lower East Side as some of his most formative experiences. ‘Every time I do a show,’ says Mr. Berger, ‘I extend my hand to each and every [viewer] and say, I'll take your hand and help you walk through this.’”

The full reach of Maurice’s creative and scholarly work was remarkable and difficult to quantify. To him, it was every bit as important for his message to touch people in Waconia, Minnesota, or Moscow, Idaho (where For All the World to See was exhibited) as urban centers like Baltimore or New York. He published books, wrote articles, engaged in online events, curated exhibitions, and would engage in conversation with any willing participant.

As chief curator for the CADVC, Maurice played a pivotal role in organizing important exhibition and publication partnerships for the CADVC with cultural institutions such as the Jewish Museum in New York, the International Center for Photography, Yale University Press, The Studio Museum of Harlem, and the Gordon Parks Foundation. His final project with the CADVC, The Museum of the Old Colony, an art installation by Pablo Delano, was exhibited on campus in spring 2020.

In 2018, he received the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Award for Critical Writing and Research for his column Race Stories, which appeared monthly in The New York Times. Race Stories explored the relationship of photography to concepts and social issues about race usually neglected by mainstream media. To facilitate the research and creation of Race Stories, Maurice received an Arts Writers Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation in 2014.

In acknowledgment of his groundbreaking work, Maurice received major grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Association of Art Museum Curators, the International Association of Art Critics, and an Emmy Award nomination. 

Maurice’s publications and exhibitions on race and gender in the United States won international recognition. His writings appeared in Artforum, Art in America, Aperture, National Geographic, Village Voice, Brooklyn Rail, Pen America, Wired, and the Los Angeles Times. His books included White Lies: Race and the Myths of Whiteness (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999), a finalist for the Horace Mann Bond Book Award of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University; and For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights (Yale, 2010).

Countless colleagues of Maurice's in UMBC’s CADVC, department of visual arts, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and elsewhere in the UMBC community have voiced their deep appreciation of his scholarly, as well as personal, contributions to the university. He will be sorely missed.

Maurice is survived by his husband, Marvin Heiferman, known to many in the UMBC community for his work as a senior visiting scholar and organizer of the “Seeing Science” project. Memorial plans will be announced.

Scott Casper, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Symmes Gardner, Executive Director, Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
]]> Dear UMBC Community, It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Dr. Maurice Berger, chief curator and research professor at UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/91567/guest@my.umbc.edu/39317e3d5fa87e1f7bb074f90e4fded7/api/pixel memorial UMBC Community News https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-1090 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xsmall.png?1593096708 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/original.png?1593096708 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xxlarge.png?1593096708 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xlarge.png?1593096708 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/large.png?1593096708 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/medium.png?1593096708 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/small.png?1593096708 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xsmall.png?1593096708 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xxsmall.png?1593096708 UMBC Community News 18 0 true Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:00:57 -0400 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:20:03 -0400 Intramural E-Sports: What do you want to play? Hi All,

Mike and Dom from UMBC Intramurals checking here. We hope everyone is safe and healthy and practicing proper social distancing at home! We are reaching out because we want to offer some kind of Intramurals going forward through esports! We plan on setting up a twitch channel and continuing the FIFA Champions league, but why stop there? Please let us know in the comments what you all would like to play, any idea is open!

Thanks!
Mike Kopajtic & Dom French
]]> Hi All, Mike and Dom from UMBC Intramurals checking here. We hope everyone is safe and healthy and practicing proper social distancing at home! We are reaching out because we want to offer some... http://imleagues.com/umbc https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/91565/guest@my.umbc.edu/b44eb9911ea8b0f2049bf2a769769602/api/pixel Intramural Sports https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/intramurals https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/xsmall.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/original.png?1661190263 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/xxlarge.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/xlarge.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/large.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/medium.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/small.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/xsmall.png?1661190263 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/258/3db030c902a393b5e8603c64d88e40a8/xxsmall.png?1661190263 UMBC Intramurals https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/xxlarge.jpg?1585148436 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/xlarge.jpg?1585148436 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/large.jpg?1585148436 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/medium.jpg?1585148436 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/small.jpg?1585148436 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/xsmall.jpg?1585148436 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/091/565/3d4331fd1fc767b668fd15c1df0c8972/xxsmall.jpg?1585148436 3 1 true Wed, 25 Mar 2020 11:00:52 -0400 Publication: Reimagining Student Affairs Practice Hoffman & Hübler on CLDE Theory of Change

Romy Hübler and David Hoffman coauthored an article in the 2020 NASPA Annual Conference Knowledge Community Publication entitled “Reimagining Student Affairs Practice by Enacting the CLDE Theory of Change.” In this article, they connect the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Theory of Change with ACPA and NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Educators, and identify specific steps student affairs can take to support students’ engagement. They write: “Taken together, these steps for renewed emphasis on creating civic-minded campus environments can provide opportunities to imagine and cocreate the thriving democracy we have yet to actualize. As stewards of the CLDE Theory of Change, we invite you to join us in thinking about how to do this important work within our institutions.” 

Read the entire article here on pages 28-31.


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