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SLIDESHOW: 2013 Scholarship Luncheon

Thank you to all of the wonderful donors and scholarship students who came out for last week’s 2nd annual Scholarship Luncheon, March 13. Often, this event marks the first meeting of donors and...

Posted: March 21, 2013, 6:41 PM

Bloom ’03, VPA, Awarded Writing Fellowship

Ryan Bloom ’03, visual and performing arts, an English lecturer at UMBC, was recently awarded a fellowship at Yaddo, an artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, New York. Yaddo’s mission is to...

Posted: March 21, 2013, 3:45 PM

Ryan Bloom, English, Awarded Fellowship

Ryan Bloom ’03, visual and performing arts, and English lecturer, was recently awarded a fellowship at Yaddo, an artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, New York. Yaddo’s mission is to nurture the...

Posted: March 21, 2013, 3:18 PM

Manil Suri, Mathematics, on “The Daily Beast”

Manil Suri was deep into writing his latest novel, “The City of Devi,” when he realized something alarming: the novel was impossible to finish. The mathematics professor even used a mathematical...

Posted: March 21, 2013, 2:33 PM

UMBC: World Leaders

World Leaders UMBC is connecting students around the globe through a new online community leadership class for teenage English language learners administered by UMBC Training Centers. The idea...

Posted: March 14, 2013, 4:00 AM

Judah Ronch, Erickson School, in the New York Times

The New York Times today examined the experiences of older students — in their 60s and beyond — at colleges and universities. The article cites many reasons for retirees taking college courses,...

Posted: March 13, 2013, 3:59 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, on Midday with Dan Rodricks

On Tuesday, March 12, Robert Provine, professor of psychology, talked to WYPR’s “Midday with Dan Rodricks” about his new book, “Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccuping, and Beyond.”...

Posted: March 13, 2013, 2:08 PM

Collage of For All the World to Hear in Afro-American

Click for higher resolution image. Last week, The Afro-American created and published a full-color collage featuring scenes from the CADVC’s outreach project, For All the World to Hear: Stories...

Posted: March 12, 2013, 7:53 PM