One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community.

• Sunil Dasgupta, Political Science, Writes about World Politics in ISN Following FIFA Arrests
• Kate Drabinski, Gender and Women’s Studies, and Kimberly Moffitt, American Studies, on The Marc Steiner Show
• Denise Meringolo, History, Describes Baltimore Uprising Project in the Baltimore Sun
• Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Analyzes Immigration Policy in the Huffington Post, Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun

Read more at UMBC Insights!

Maurice Berger, research professor and chief curator at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, was interviewed by WYPR’s Culture Editor for Maryland Morning, Tom Hall, about Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television, an exhibition now on display at the Jewish Museum in New York. Berger curated the exhibition, which has been co-organized by the CADVC and the Jewish Museum, and authored the companion book by the same name, published by Yale University Press.

Revolution of the Eye is the first exhibition to explore how avant-garde art influenced and shaped the look and content of network television in its formative years, from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. “Television and modern art became mutually beneficial forces, starting really at the very early days of television,” Berger explained to Hall. “The pioneers of television…looked to modern art—they were fascinated by it—as something that could help them perhaps prove that television was a discerning medium.”

The exhibition will visit UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture in Fall 2016.

To hear the full interview, which originally aired on WYPR’s Maryland Morning on Friday, June 19, click here.

Walk In Advising Hours June 22nd-26th

Monday, June 22nd
None- Advising offices are closed

Tuesday, June 23rd
1:30pm-3pm

Wednesday, June 24th
None- Advising offices are closed

Thursday, June 25th
None- Advising offices are closed

Friday, June 26th
By appointment only

Advisors are also available by appointment. Our advising offices are located in ITE 202-206. Email and telephone contact information is available here.

**If you are a new freshman or transfer student, please be sure to sign up to attend orientation. You will meet with an advisor and register for classes on your orientation date. It will not be possible to register for classes in advance of orientation. If you have questions or concerns after you have attended orientation, you are welcome to email an advisor, attend walk-in advising hours, or schedule an appointment with an advisor.**

Juniors and Seniors, gain Psychology research experience with the Maton Lab!

Ideal candidates will have:

**SPSS Experience

**taken or be currently enrolled in PSYC 331

**GPA of 3.0 or higher

**interest in qualitative research

**excellent attention to detail

**ability to learn new tasks quickly

** At least 4 hours per week to commit (based on number of credits taken, 1-3)

EVENING HOURS are also available.

See an overview of Dr. Ken Maton's lab and research topics at

http://psychology.umbc.edu/people/corefaculty/maton-2/

Interested students should email:

1) letter of interest

2) Unofficial transcript

3) Resume or Curriculum Vitae (not required, but given priority)

to jhosler1@umbc.edu or sgodsa1@umbc.edu

An article published June 18 in the Baltimore Sun examined a digital history project documenting the unrest surrounding the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Denise Meringolo, an associate professor of history, is collaborating with the Maryland Historical Society and University of Baltimore to collect images, oral histories, and videos taken by everyday citizens documenting the events. Meringolo, who is featured in the article, set up a website for the project.

“I decided to establish a site that allows people to participate directly in the act of collecting,” Meringolo said. “When you study social movements from the past, sometimes what’s missing are the experiences and perceptions of the people who were in that moment. You find the official reports, but it’s very difficult to get a sense of what that protest was like viscerally from the ground view.”

To read the article in the Baltimore Sun, click here.  For additional coverage by the Associated Press, click here. To learn more about the project, visit baltimoreuprising2015.org.