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Dispatch from Post-Graduate Reality

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...

Posted: September 22, 2010, 1:57 PM

Grocery Reflections

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...

Posted: September 22, 2010, 11:50 AM

Real People Profiles: Richard Blissett

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...

Posted: September 21, 2010, 10:29 AM

Scenes from the Groundbreaking

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 . . ....

Posted: September 20, 2010, 9:51 AM

Alexia Van Orden Named Student Commissioner

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,...

Posted: September 17, 2010, 12:02 PM

Real People Profiles: Jeff Cullen

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...

Posted: September 16, 2010, 2:47 PM

We, the People

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...

Posted: September 15, 2010, 8:20 PM

Real People Profiles: Naomi Jackson

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...

Posted: September 14, 2010, 5:04 PM

PROF-it “Professors-in-Training” Seminars, Fall 2010

The Following Seminars will be held from 12 noon – 2:00 PM in Room 329, Commons, UMBC Campus PROF-it Preparation for the Professoriate Seminar October 1, 2010 – Developing a Syllabus 12 – 2PM,...

Posted: September 14, 2010, 9:42 AM

September 2010 Seminars and Meetings

Events for Graduate Students

SEPTEMBER 2010 -Preparing for Ph.D. Candidacy: Rules, Regulations, and Forms Friday, 9/17/10, 12 noon – 1 PM, Commons 331   -Success Seminar (Funding/Fellowships) Wednesday,...

Posted: September 13, 2010, 11:46 PM