UMBC and The Hilltop Institute are pleased to announce that Cynthia H. Woodcock has been named Hilltop’s next executive director. An MBA by training, Ms. Woodcock’s managerial skills span...
February 25, 2013
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Photo courtesy Loyola University Maryland Karsonya “Kaye” Whitehead ’09, Ph.D. LLC, was one of four experts chosen nationwide to speak on the White House’s Black History Month panel held this...
February 25, 2013
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by Craig Berger and David Hoffman When we were in college, things were different. Craig graduated 7 years ago; David, 25 years ago. Each of us lived then in a world that was our only normal....
February 25, 2013
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Some students not made unavailable after dropping class
DoIT staff would like to report a known issue involving student availability in Bb courses. Over the past several weeks DoIT has received reports from students who have officially dropped a...
February 25, 2013
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Blackboard Collaborate has published the following notice about their server maintenance scheduled for Saturday, March 2 at 10 pm. UMBC faculty and students should note that both sessions and...
February 25, 2013
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Robert Provine, professor of psychology, is featured in a Globe and Mail story entitled “Why do Oscar Winners Cry Tears of Joy?” Provine pointed out that it is important to distinguish between two...
February 25, 2013
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Money isn't always the biggest motivator. Here's a look at what your employees really want.
February 25, 2013
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Ellen Handler Spitz, honors college professor of visual arts, discussed Maurice Sendak’s posthumously-published “My Brothers Book” in a column for The New Republic. Spitz writes that while the...
February 25, 2013
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When the education-sharing platform began hiring employees, making benefits decisions soon became a priority. But co-founder Michael Karnjanaprakorn now says he should have left that task up to a...
February 25, 2013
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Last week, PoliFact’s “Truth-O-Meter” assessed President Obamas assertion that the sequester “won’t consider whether we’re cutting some bloated program that has outlived its usefulness, or a vital...
February 25, 2013
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