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Marching into the Future

Marching into the Future A collaboration between two UMBC faculty members is exploring the potential of a movement known as the “digital humanities” – wherein digital tools are used to explore...

Posted: April 8, 2011, 4:00 AM

Syrian Studies: David Lesch '83, political science, in NYT

Political science major David Lesch ’83, a professor of Middle East history at Trinity University, and the author of “The New Lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and Modern Syria,” has published an...

Posted: April 1, 2011, 5:42 PM

Engaging Student Voices

Engaging Student Voices Lectures on political cartooning and free speech have taken Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher—UMBC artist-in-residence and editorial cartoonist for The Economist—to dozens of...

Posted: April 1, 2011, 4:00 AM

Nose for News: Jamie Smith Hopkins '98, English

Baltimore Sun real estate reporter Jamie Smith Hopkins ’98, English, received a Best in Business award today for her 2010 work from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. While a...

Posted: March 19, 2011, 12:08 AM

Building a Tradition

Building a Tradition Last fall, UMBC and the Maryland Traditions program announced an exploratory partnership for the 2010-2011 academic year.  Now, as that year is coming to a close, Maryland...

Posted: March 18, 2011, 4:00 AM