“Why are chemists so great at solving problems?” Theresa Bruce ’09, asks her eighth grade social studies class at KIPP Harmony. Her corny joke elicits no verbal responses but doesn’t go unanswered...
December 7, 2020
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Theresa Bruce didn’t set out to be a teacher—she had her sights set on being a hot-shot lawyer. So how to explain her last decade as a city teacher?
December 7, 2020
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By Marjoleine Kars, associate professor, history, UMBC The consequences of 400 years of the Atlantic slave trade are still felt today. Untangling the power structures and systemic racism that...
December 1, 2020
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Examining a history of slavery requires having access to the records of the past. After all, writing one’s own history, too, is an act of emancipation.
December 1, 2020
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Assigned an oral history project in 2007 for her master’s degree in community arts at Maryland Institute College of Art, Ashley Minner—now professor of the practice and folklorist in the...
November 25, 2020
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By Brian Grodsky, professor, Political Science, UMBC Hundreds of thousands of Poles have taken to the streets since late October, defying bans on mass gatherings and risks from the COVID-19...
November 25, 2020
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By Michele L. Stites, assistant professor, Early Childhood Education, UMBC and Susan Sonnenschein, professor, Applied Developmental Psychology, UMBC. Samantha H. Galczyk, graduate assistant, UMBC,...
November 25, 2020
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Minner hopes the creation of an archive at UMBC will encourage more members of the Lumbee Tribe to dig into their past, while also finding pride in their present.
November 25, 2020
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The push to tighten Poland’s abortion laws has proved a lightning bolt moment for protesters.
November 25, 2020
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In-person preschool classrooms provide opportunities to build social skills, which enable children to develop friendships and cope with challenges.
November 25, 2020
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9:38 AM
