UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

From UMBC News and Magazine

UMBC Soccer Alumni Reunite on the Field

The UMBC men’s soccer program had its most successful Alumni Game and Reception yet on Friday evening, April 27. A record 50 former Retrievers played at Retriever Soccer Park, representing four...

Posted: May 14, 2012, 3:13 PM

Volkman '92, English, Contestant in Amazon Novel Contest

A novel about coming of age in 1970s Baltimore is among the semi-finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, reports alumna author Mary Volkman ’92, English. These Days, her first novel,...

Posted: May 10, 2012, 8:03 PM

Matt Courson ’11, Political Science, on CBS Baltimore

After an ATV accident in 2006, Matt Courson was paralyzed from the waist down and given a 1% chance of walking again. Thanks to aggressive physical therapy at the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s...

Posted: May 10, 2012, 3:26 PM

Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, in The New Republic

Maurice Sendak, a children’s author best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, passed away on Tuesday, May 8. Ellen Handler Spitz, honors college professor of visual arts, wrote about...

Posted: May 9, 2012, 8:42 PM

Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Daily Record

When the Maryland General Assembly’s special legislative session is held on Monday to hash out remaining budget issues, will it be in violation of the Open Meetings Act? The Daily Record asked...

Posted: May 9, 2012, 5:42 PM

Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 36th Book

Robert Deluty, associate dean of the graduate school, has published a new book of poetry, “Particles of Life.” In his review, Dr. Ronald Pies writes: “In the Jewish mystical tradition, it is...

Posted: May 9, 2012, 1:06 PM

Christopher Corbett, English, in Style

Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice of English, writes about Baltimore’s 32nd Street Farmers Market in Style. Rain or shine, every Saturday morning, if I am in Baltimore, I swing by...

Posted: May 8, 2012, 7:41 PM