A degree from UMBC can take you anywhere — even a galaxy far, far away. Kimberly Patrick ‘08 has a geek’s dream job, working for Lucasfilm’s Skywalker Sound. Continue Reading Alumni Award Winner Crafts Sounds for the Stars Despite conservation efforts, the global rate of loss of tropical forests is accelerating, reaching a 15-year high in 2016. Continue Reading Restoring tropical forests isn’t meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years What’s the real story behind True Grit? Why was a Chesapeake Bay Retriever chosen as the school’s mascot? Continue Reading The True Story of UMBC’s Mascot, True Grit One of the challengers at this year’s Oscars is “The Favourite,” a film set in the early 18th-century court of British monarch Queen Anne. But how does the portrayal of these women stack up against the historical reality? Continue Reading The real women of ‘The Favourite’ included an 18th-century Warren Buffett As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier people. But the results aren’t all positive, especially in the short to medium term. Continue Reading Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians When parents and educators discuss school discipline, one of the things that comes up most are “zero tolerance” policies. But, this term is often misused and misunderstood. Continue Reading Just what are ‘zero tolerance’ policies – and are they still common in America’s schools? As a historian of contemporary art, she wanted to learn more about a headline-grabbing work. So she followed the artist’s directive and saw it for herself. Continue Reading Ivanka and her tower of crumbs The look, feel and functionality of the modern American office can be traced back to the work of one woman. Continue Reading Florence Knoll Bassett’s mid-century design diplomacy by F. Chris Curran, assistant professor of public policy, UMBC Proponents of restorative justice suffered a blow recently with the late 2018 release of a much anticipated RAND study of restorative practices in Pittsburgh schools. The study’s results showed restorative practices were not as effective as many hoped – or as they are sometimes portrayed by proponents and in the media . Unlike traditional disciplinary approaches, such as suspension, which remove students from school, restorative practices focus on repairing harm done by getting victims and perpetrators together to talk. The idea is to rebuild and restore a sense of dignity… Continue Reading Restorative practices may not be the solution, but neither are suspensions More than 130 members of the Retriever community gathered in Annapolis on January 23 to celebrate the many ways UMBC alumni make an impact through careers that serve the State of Maryland, including elected officials, policy analysts, and other advocates working for the public good. In addition to networking, talking with current students, and celebrating UMBC’s recent successes, guests also took part in a “UMBC 101” active learning demonstration, a highlight of the evening. See more images from the evening at UMBC Alumni Flickr. Photos by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC Magazine. Certain European countries’ experience confronting Russian disinformation campaigns may offer useful lessons as the U.S. joins the battle. Continue Reading Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations’ way Twenty-five years ago, when Sarge and Eunice Shriver inaugurated the new Shriver Center at UMBC, they charged the community to connect scholarship, service, and reflection to engage and collaborate with communities in Baltimore City. At the time, Ernest Boyer, a leading visionary in higher education, called the newly inaugurated center a prototype for a “New American College,” where the university’s people and resources would be focused on a public service mission within its urban setting…to take up the citizen call to connect learning and higher education with social change and development. The Shriver Center meets that challenge in a number… Continue Reading Peaceworkers Reunite to Celebrate Milestone of Public Service
Alumni Award Winner Crafts Sounds for the Stars
Restoring tropical forests isn’t meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years
The True Story of UMBC’s Mascot, True Grit
The real women of ‘The Favourite’ included an 18th-century Warren Buffett
Why US cities are becoming more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians
Just what are ‘zero tolerance’ policies – and are they still common in America’s schools?
Ivanka and her tower of crumbs
Florence Knoll Bassett’s mid-century design diplomacy
Restorative practices may not be the solution, but neither are suspensions
Celebrating Public Service
Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations’ way
Peaceworkers Reunite to Celebrate Milestone of Public Service
