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Michael Hunt writes an Op-Ed about the GRE

Michael Hunt of LLC Cohort 21 has recently written an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed titled, "It's Time to do Away with the GRE."  He states that equity and justice must outweigh institutional...

Posted: July 7, 2021, 4:57 PM

Montia Gardner Successfully Defends her Dissertation

On June 30, 2021 Montia Gardner of LLC Cohort 19 successfully defended her dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Her degree will be conferred in August, 2021. Her...

Posted: July 7, 2021, 4:04 PM

Dr. Patton's Easy Living was reviewed by the LSE Review

Easy Living sheds necessary light on the practice of working from home. It is also (and seemingly unintentionally) timely: as societies negotiate an exit from the pandemic emergency and attempt to...

Posted: July 6, 2021, 12:20 PM

New for Kuali Proposals: Credit Split

This requirement is effective July 1, 2021

Effective July 1, 2021, Principal Investigators and co-Investigators are required to designate Credit Allocation (also called Credit Split) information in Kuali at the proposal stage. This...

Posted: June 30, 2021, 12:47 PM

UMBC Musicians Perform at Creative Alliance

The Hi Tom Ensemble is a new percussion quartet start by UMBC music majors Adam Smith, Alex Armbruster, Kyra O'Donnell, and Brandon Gouin. Together, these students have premiered several...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 12:13 PM

Kathryn Blake (Composition '21) Wins Third Prize

Kathryn Blake (Music Composition '21) won third prize in the Media Press Music 2021 Solo Percussion Composition Competition with their piece Just Ordinary. Their work will be published by Media...

Posted: June 25, 2021, 9:36 AM

Check out the art events we’re looking forward to this week!

Feat. Colette Searls (UMBC Thtr) & Kelley Bell (UMBC VisArt)

UMBC’s CIRCA presents THING THEATRE, Thursday, June 24 at 8pm on zoom! This event is online and free, featuring work from Maryland puppetry artists Schroeder Cherry, Dirk Joseph, and Colette...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 2:09 PM

Latin-American Dance Music and Romantic Compositions

Written by Jay Fenner

Latin-American dance music has been deeply foundational in establishing the identity of South American popular music, however its importance within the compositions of 19th-century composers is...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 12:03 PM

Documentary Premieres featuring work by Greg Kalember

Professor of Practice Greg Kalember composed music, produced, recorded, and mixed audio for the upcoming documentary series Mysteries of Mental Illness on PBS. The Chicago Tribune says: “It will...

Posted: June 23, 2021, 11:49 AM

Prof. Short explores impact of COVID on traffic in cities

Lessons from COVID lockdowns examined

Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short has published a new article in The Conversation examining the impact of COVID-19 on city traffic, and what the future of urban transportation could look...

Posted: June 21, 2021, 3:52 PM