“Teachers and students thrive when they all have a deeper understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity,” says Christine Mallinson, who developed the app with collaborator Anne Charity Hudley (William & Mary) and Aureanna Hakenson ’15. Continue Reading New app Valuable Voices builds awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity in the classroom Following President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, Kate Drabinksi, Kimberly Moffitt, and John Rennie Short weighed in on his first week in office, discussing a range of domestic and foreign policy issues. Continue Reading UMBC faculty comment in media on President Trump’s first week in office During the trip, Ellen Handler Spitz presented a plenary address at a conference focused on the implications of studying English literature in non-English speaking environments in an era of globalization. The event was covered by The New Indian Express. Continue Reading Honors College professor promotes cross-cultural understanding in India “Our program is successful in part because of its core principle,” President Hrabowski and Peter Henderson, senior advisor to the president, suggest. “The university is responsible for supporting student success, not weeding students out.” Continue Reading AAMC highlights UMBC’s national model to support minority student success in med school “We’re very proud to be part of the UMBC community,” shared Barbara Hill, one of the donors who made the Hill-Lopes Scholars Program possible. “We couldn’t think of a better home for this program.” Continue Reading UMBC celebrates launch of Hill-Lopes Scholars Program focused on supporting women in STEM Moffitt participated in a roundtable discussion on how the media covered Rep. John Lewis’s decision to not attend the inauguration. She also appeared on The Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly Speaking” podcast to analyze President Trump’s inaugural address. Continue Reading Kimberly Moffitt joins WEAA to comment on the role of the news media in covering President Trump This highly competitive award is part of $16.3 million in funding for humanities research. Through his year-long fellowship, Schwab will develop a new book manuscript examining the history of philosophical thought. Continue Reading Whitney Schwab wins NEH grant to trace origins of the philosophical study of knowledge Seley-Radtke’s passion for supporting women and other underrepresented groups in the sciences extends to all areas of her work and service. “You have a duty to engage and help train the upcoming generation,” she says. Continue Reading Katherine Seley-Radtke, leader in medicinal chemistry, named Maryland Chemist of the Year From office copiers to cutting-edge nanotechnology, static electricity is all around us. In an article published in newspapers nationwide, Deffner and Ibrahim demystify this phenomenon and give tips to avoid its nasty shocks. Continue Reading Physicists Deffner and Ibrahim explain winter’s extra helping of static electricity “We all need to have the right skill set to be competitive in a global and changing economy, and we need to adapt to new technology and workflows,” says Christine Yee, an assistant professor of economics. Continue Reading UMBC economist comments on the impact the new administration’s policies could have on job growth “The Founding Fathers…really didn’t think it would necessarily be the…final selection mechanism,” said Schaller, professor of political science. “In a way, they envisioned the Electoral College often working like the nomination processes do now.” Continue Reading Thomas Schaller discusses origins of the Electoral College on WEAA Handler Spitz writes that tragic deaths in Mallarmé’s family over the course of his life could have played a significant role in his thinking behind the poem widely considered to be his best and most influential work. Continue Reading Ellen Handler Spitz grapples with Stéphane Mallarmé’s greatest work in New Republic
New app Valuable Voices builds awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity in the classroom
UMBC faculty comment in media on President Trump’s first week in office
Honors College professor promotes cross-cultural understanding in India
AAMC highlights UMBC’s national model to support minority student success in med school
UMBC celebrates launch of Hill-Lopes Scholars Program focused on supporting women in STEM
Kimberly Moffitt joins WEAA to comment on the role of the news media in covering President Trump
Whitney Schwab wins NEH grant to trace origins of the philosophical study of knowledge
Katherine Seley-Radtke, leader in medicinal chemistry, named Maryland Chemist of the Year
Physicists Deffner and Ibrahim explain winter’s extra helping of static electricity
UMBC economist comments on the impact the new administration’s policies could have on job growth
Thomas Schaller discusses origins of the Electoral College on WEAA
Ellen Handler Spitz grapples with Stéphane Mallarmé’s greatest work in New Republic
