In Anne Rubin’s office sits a plaster bust of Abraham Lincoln, sporting sunglasses, a plastic bead necklace, and a UMBC cap on his head. The bust, a congratulatory gift from one of her students, is a humorous reminder of an extraordinary accomplishment: This winter Rubin, an assistant professor of history in her first year on the UMBC faculty, was awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in her field, the Lincoln Prize, for scholarly work in Civil War-era history. Lincoln’s hip attire is also appropriate, as Rubin’s work, Valley of the Shadow: The Eve of War, an innovative website and… Continue Reading UMBC Historian Wins First-Ever e-Lincoln Prize
Nearly 100 UMBC students pitched in to help clean up Baltimore’s oldest African American cemetery as a part of the UMBC Serves program, which kicked off on the first Saturday of the fall 2001 semester. Organized by UMBC’s Shriver Center, Office of Student Life and Residential Life, the Mt. Auburn Service Trip pulled together new and returning students from Catonsville, Md. to Aurora, Colorado. UMBC students worked alongside members of the community to pull weeds, remove trash, and provide easier access to the sites at the cemetery.Founded in 1872, Mt. Auburn is the oldest African American cemetery in Baltimore. It… Continue Reading Working Together to Preserve a Landmark
UMBC’s athletic teams are known to be tough.Winners of three consecutive Northeast Conference Commissioner’s Cups, awarded annually to the school that performs the best in the leagueÂ’s 21 sports, the UMBC Retrievers have a new logo to reflect their toughness.The new “True Grit” was unveiled on the afternoon of August 28, after the annual campus Convocation ceremony. Thousands of UMBC students, faculty and staff came out to see the banner drop from the roof of the Retriever Activities Center.The Retrievers claimed four NEC championships this spring, including winning menÂ’s and womenÂ’s tennis titles¾becoming the first school in NEC history to… Continue Reading UMBC Retrievers…New Look, Same Winning Ways
 Karen Johnson, Secretary of Higher Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission “Outstanding Alumna”   Karen Johnson, political science ’85 and the recipient of this year’s UMBC Outstanding Alumna Award, is Secretary of Higher Education for the Maryland Higher Education Commission. As one of the youngest members of Governor Parris Glendening’s cabinet, Johnson is a key figure in ongoing efforts to preserve the quality of higher education in Maryland, overseeing more than 30 public and private colleges and universities, 20 community colleges and 100 private career schools in the state. For Johnson, one of UMBC’s strengths was its size. “It’s not… Continue Reading Karen Johnson (’85) – Outstanding Alumna
Director, UMBC Center for Women & Information Technology “Joan Korenman is a wired woman” Â Â Joan Korenman, Director of UMBCÂ’s Center for Women & Information Technology (CWIT), has been named one of the “Top 25 Women on the Web” by San Francisco Women on the Web, a non-profit development organization for women involved with the Internet, new media, and web technology. The award highlights the accomplishments of 25 women around the globe who have inspired people with their efforts to advance technology, contribute to the community, and demonstrate the success of businesswomen in the Internet and new media industries. It… Continue Reading Joan Korenam…Wired Woman
