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Deadline October 22: Tabb Center Public Humanities Fellowship

Do you live or work in Baltimore?

Are you a Baltimore-based organizer, artist, cultural worker or public historian interested in researching and creatively reinterpreting archiving materials? The Tabb Center will accept...

Posted: October 7, 2024, 8:08 AM

Public Video Art Projection Gallery

Art projections "demo" at the Fine Arts Building

Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6-8 pm The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC) inaugurates the "demo" of a new public video art projection gallery with work by artist Levester...

Posted: February 22, 2024, 8:35 PM

CADVC's Exploratory Reseach Residency

Spring Semester 2024 at UMBC Lion Bros. Building, Baltimore

The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture at UMBC (CADVC) hosts an exploratory research residency that allows artists and interdisciplinary collaborators to take advantage of scholarly...

Posted: February 16, 2024, 10:26 PM

New Public Policy Faculty

The School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome two new members of our faculty. Pamela R. Bennett is an associate professor in the Education Policy track. She investigates racial, ethnic, and...

Posted: August 31, 2016, 11:56 AM

Voices on Government series

Political experts discuss politics in America

A series of discussions at the Towson Library organized by Public Policy faculty member Lauren Edwards will focus on politics in America as we prepare for the presidential election in November....

Posted: July 12, 2016, 3:51 PM

Michael Abrams presents 2015 Shinogle Fellowship Lecture

Shinogle Fellowship recipient Michael Abrams presented his dissertation research on the  impact of news coverage on the dissemination of prescription drug warnings issued by the U.S. Food and Drug...

Posted: December 11, 2015, 10:30 AM

Op-ed by F. Cris Curran in the Baltimore Sun

on the importance of improving Baltimore City schools

The Baltimore Sun published an op-ed by Public Policy assistant professor F. Cris Curran on November 22. In the article, "Improve Baltimore schools to attract families," he argues that improving...

Posted: November 23, 2015, 3:05 PM

Health track PhD student Shariece Johnson wins APHA award

more about the APHA conference and health research at UMBC

Congratulations to Shariece Johnson, a PhD student in the health track, who received an Excellence in Program Planning Award at the 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in...

Posted: November 3, 2015, 4:19 PM

New economics book by PhD student Justin Velez-Hagan

Public Policy PhD student Justin Vélez-Hagan has written an introductory economics book that offers easy-to-understand language and a humorous tone. The book, "The Common Sense behind Basic...

Posted: November 3, 2015, 4:07 PM

Baltimore Sun Op Ed by MPP student Josh Hastings

An op ed in the Baltimore Sun on October 20 by Public Policy MPP student Josh Hastings called on Governor Hogan and the legislature to fully fund Program Open Space, a state-wide land preservation...

Posted: October 21, 2015, 12:24 PM