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Meet Maria Bruno ’19, social work, a first-generation college student who transferred to UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove from Montgomery College. Continue Reading Meet a Retriever — Maria Bruno ’19, social work
Meet Phil Shockley ’04, political science and information systems, M.P.P. ’09. As an undergraduate, he was Student Government Association president and took part in interesting internships, and as an alum and donor he continues to engage and give back to his alma mater. He’s now making a UMBC education even more accessible to others by endowing a scholarship in honor of his parents. Continue Reading Meet a Retriever — Phil Shockley ’04, M.P.P. ’09
Meet Janerra Allen, a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering from Brooklyn, a student leader, and a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow. Continue Reading Meet a Retriever – Janerra Allen, Ph.D. student in electrical engineering
Meet Jok Abraham Thon, UMBC’s first Peaceworker Global Fellow and… Continue Reading Meet a Retriever — Jok Thon, UMBC’s First Peaceworker Global Fellow
Meet Evangeline Kiriqua ’21, political science, who returned to school in her 50s and recently created a scholarship in honor of her parents to give assistance to minority students studying political science at UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove. Continue Reading Meet a Retriever – Evangeline Kirigua ’21, political science
Meet Sharon Johnson, a dedicated member of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program staff for more than 17 years. Now retired, Sharon has chosen to continue to support UMBC with a planned gift that will support the program and students she loves so dearly. Continue Reading Meet a Retriever – Sharon Johnson, retired Meyerhoff Scholars Program staff
Meet Emily Faber, a first generation college student who is pursuing a Ph.D. in atmospheric physics and who is also very involved as a student leader in the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Continue Reading Meet a Retriever – Emily Faber, Ph.D. student in atmospheric physics
The big differences between Justice Ginsburg and Judge Barrett – not simply their shared gender – would characterize Barrett’s work on the Supreme Court. Continue Reading Amy Coney Barrett May Be the Next Woman on the Supreme Court – but Does a Nominee’s Gender Matter?
A generous policy that supports the economy and aids those at risk benefits our country the most. Continue Reading Yes, most workers can collect more in coronavirus unemployment than they earn – but that doesn’t mean Congress should cut the $600 supplement
Promoting street vending can generate employment, keep people safe, and create the vitality and comity that is the hallmark of livable humane cities. Continue Reading Street Vendors Make Cities Livelier, Safer, and Fairer – Here’s Why They Belong on the Post-COVID-19 Urban Scene
ICE’s decision could increase tuition for American students, cost thousands of jobs, and erode America’s stature in the world. Continue Reading Sending International Students Home Would Sap US Influence and Hurt the Economy
The “Lost and Found” archive is a space for people to memorialize what could have been – and to record what can now emerge, in its absence. Continue Reading Archiving the pandemic: ‘Coronavirus Lost and Found’ documents how we cope with catastrophe
