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I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and...

Today, we dedicate a Dissertation House session to employees.  So many people are leaders in their respective careers, but they haven’t been able to take the time to finish the dissertation. This...

In a little more than a month, Maryland voters will have the chance to elect a Governor, a U.S. Senator, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, state legislators and county officials, and...

UMBC alum Andrew Gordon ('07) was a keen cultural observer when he was a student.  He had a way of seeing beneath the surface of things, and a knack for writing about his insights in an accessible...

When my wife Sharon and I make our trip to the grocery store each week, we fall automatically into a rhythm developed through years of shared experience.  Sharon carries the coupons and keeps...

I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and...

Photos taken at UMBC's ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Performing Arts and Humanities Building, Friday, September 17, 2010: It appeared that some ground already had been broken . . ....

UMBC graduate student Alexia Van Orden has been appointed by the Governor to serve as the sole student member of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).  As the student Commissioner,...

I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their...

One of the more misguided protests I remember seeing (on television) occurred in the aftermath of a 1989 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Gregory Lee Johnson had burned an American flag as an...