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Piotr Gwiazda, English, Publishes Reviews and Poetry

Piotr Gwiazda, associate professor of English, has had a busy semester; his reviews, poetry and translations have appeared in a variety of outlets. His reviews have appeared in: Rain Taxi,...

Posted: December 6, 2011, 9:53 PM

Jody Shipka, English, Edits New Book

Jody Shipka, assistant professor of English, is the co-editor of a new book. Play! features 63 photographs made with film using 30 toy, lo-fi, and handmade cameras made by 36 photographers in 12...

Posted: December 6, 2011, 9:08 PM

James Smalls, Visual Arts, Featured at the Brooklyn Museum

James Smalls, professor of Visual Arts and affiliate professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, will be featured on a panel, Gender and Sexuality in the Harlem Renaissance, at the Brooklyn Museum,...

Posted: December 6, 2011, 8:04 PM

Alumni Help Judge UMBC Idea Competition

The Commons SportsZone was packed last month as finalists in UMBC’s 3rd annual Idea Competition — a bi-annual contest of entrepreneurial prowess — made their presentations to a panel of alumni...

Posted: December 5, 2011, 6:35 PM

Margie Burns, English, Included in Jane Austen Journal

Margie Burns, lecturer part-time in English, will be included in “Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal,” published annually by the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA). Her article, “Comic...

Posted: December 5, 2011, 6:03 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

In his latest Baltimore Sun commentary, “Newt Gingrich Is the GOP’s Only Serious Candidate,” UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller argues that despite claims of his unelectability,...

Posted: December 5, 2011, 4:25 PM