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Dr. Helen Atkinson's op-ed in Baltimore Sun

Treat neighborhood schools like charters

Dr. Helen Atkinson, who leads the Teacher's Democracy Project, an initiative in UMBC’s LLC Doctoral Program, has an op-ed in the July 9th Baltimore Sun about treating neighborhood schools like...

Posted: July 9, 2015, 11:41 PM

Job Opportunity: Work for Gender and Women's Studies!

Now accepting applications: Program Management Specialist

Program Management Specialist (Job 034) Gender and Women’s Studies  The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks an individual to provide administrative support to the Gender...

Posted: July 9, 2015, 4:30 PM

Linda Dusman and Eric Smallwood discuss app in Baltimore Sun

Octava creators interviewed about concert-enhancement app

Linda Dusman, Music, and Eric Smallwood, Visual Arts, were interviewed by The Baltimore Sun’s Tim Smith about their app Octava, which is designed to enhance the audience experience at symphony...

Posted: July 7, 2015, 3:45 PM

Rebecca Adelman, MCS, Questions Assumptions in Discovery

Questioning assumptions surrounding recent shark attacks

Rebecca Adelman, an assistant professor of media and communication studies, was recently interviewed for a story in Discovery about the narratives and sensational news headlines surrounding shark...

Posted: July 7, 2015, 3:27 PM

Manil Suri, Mathematics, Writes New York Times Op-ed

On the politics of yoga in India

In light of the International Day of Yoga, Mathematics Professor and New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer Manil Suri wrote about the viewpoints surrounding Indian Prime Minister Narendra...

Posted: July 7, 2015, 3:25 PM

Joan Shin, EDUC, Published in The Conversation

About International Children's Song approach

Joan Shin, education professor of practice, recently published an article in The Conversation that examined the power of using children’s songs to introduce children to different cultures and the...

Posted: July 7, 2015, 3:24 PM

Sunil Dasgupta, POLI, Writes about World Politics in ISN

Discusses American soft power following FIFA arrests

Following the recent arrests of FIFA officials, Sunil Dasgupta, director of UMBC’s political science program at the Universities of Shady Grove, wrote anarticle for International Relations and...

Posted: July 7, 2015, 3:22 PM