Change of Scenery—Then & Now
UMBC’s Catonsville campus has changed significantly since opening in 1966. How will it continue to transform?
All posts by: Johanna Alonso '20
Although they are decades apart, the graduating Class of 2020 has made just as indelible a mark on UMBC as the first graduating class in 1970. Will this unusual semester yield lasting, innovative teaching practices? These UMBC instructors are working to make that happen. Staging intimacy—which includes everything from holding hands to simulated sex—can be one of the most challenging parts of producing a play. Two alumni productions premiere in one week. The collaboration with a group of dedicated alums makes the creative process that much more successful. Zack Smedley ’18 spent the first half of his senior year working on the manuscript that eventually became his debut young adult novel, Deposing Nathan.
Stay Golden, Retrievers
Rewriting the Rules of Academia in the Age of COVID-19
Keeping Pace with Theatrical Intimacy
Alumni Playwrights Produce Proxy and The Possible Place
Part-Time Novelist Wins New York Times Praise
