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1 in 10 US Students Are English Learners

By Jennifer Mata-McMahon, associate professor, Education, UMBC More than 1 in 10 of the nation’s approximately 50 million public school students speak a native language other than...

Posted: August 28, 2020, 1:24 PM

UMBC welcomes a remarkable class in an exceptional year

The start of UMBC’s academic year may look a little different from years past, but Retriever pride remains steady as ever. New students won’t get to experience walking through a tunnel of cheering...

Posted: August 27, 2020, 11:01 PM

Creating a Literary Space for the ‘Nobodies’

A literary magazine with Taco Bell as its touchstone? It’s actually not as cheesy as it sounds. Unwrap one of the two existing volumes and find: An essay that examines the Taco Bell Chalupa and...

Posted: August 21, 2020, 7:32 PM