Three years in the making, the mobile game Deliverance by Paul Tschirgi ’15, visual arts, is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. In this satirical game, players need to deliver fresh pizza to save the world from fake food, which requires excellent weaponry and driving skills to fend off world destruction. Continue Reading Alum Paul Tschirgi releases new mobile game Deliverance
College JUMP was a tremendous success in its first year, with all of the graduating seniors in the program accepted into college. Continue Reading New mentoring program connects refugee youth in Baltimore with opportunities to pursue a college education
Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz explains why fairy tales are so fascinating and how they can serve as a valuable learning experience for children. Continue Reading Why are fairy tales so fascinating, and what can we learn from them?
In a special online issue of the American Psychological Association journal, “Psychoanalytic Psychology” devoted to the humanities, Spitz has the lead article, linking the humanities with psychoanalysis by building on an expanded lecture presented initially at the Austen Riggs Center’s Erikson Institute. Continue Reading Ellen Handler Spitz examines the relationship between psychoanalysis and the arts in new publications
Through a host of media, the project explores the historic role of visual culture in shaping, influencing, and transforming the fight for racial equality and justice in the United States from the late-1940s to the mid-1970s. Continue Reading In groundbreaking move, NEH extends tour of acclaimed exhibit “For All the World to See”
“What I loved about this year’s class is that they threw themselves into the process early,” says Brian Souders. “They really got into the spirit of Fulbright, which is all about cultural exchange.” Continue Reading UMBC’s 2016 Fulbright Scholars to serve as teachers and researchers around the world, from Moldova to Malaysia
Palios ’02, visual arts, is one of seven talented finalists vying for the $25,000 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. The BMA has included his work in a Sondheim Prize finalist exhibition on view now through July 31. Continue Reading Baltimore Museum of Art features Christos Palios in Sondheim finalist exhibition
“Studying unwanted animals like rats and mosquitoes might seem more a topic for the natural or health sciences than for the humanities,” said Biehler. “But humanities disciplines can open up important ways of understanding humans’ relationships with the creatures we call pests.” Continue Reading Dawn Biehler brings fresh perspective to pest control on WYPR
Shelton, a professor of education, is author of a powerful new book that is already receiving significant praise for its contributions to the growing body of literature on living and dying well. The book, titled “5-13: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Survival,” was published earlier this month by Garn Press. Continue Reading Nancy Rankie Shelton publishes thought-provoking memoir about love, loss, and survival
“There is a need to think about what China really means not just for China, but for the world. Looking at the interactions between culture and economy in China is a way for us to broaden the scope of cultural studies in the West,” says Yang, an assistant professor of media and communication studies. Continue Reading Fan Yang’s “Faked in China” tackles competing visions of the Chinese economy in a globalized world
June 14 marked the 60th anniversary of Washington D.C.’s first presidential primary. George Derek Musgrove, associate professor of history, joined WAMU Radio to discuss why it took so long for the nation’s capital to have a say in presidential politics. Continue Reading George Derek Musgrove reflects on the surprisingly brief history of D.C.’s presidential primary
“This award speaks to our program and institution’s inspired commitment,” Davis shared. The Choice Program at UMBC is a nationally recognized model for community-based intervention that has served more than 25,000 youth and their families from Maryland’s highest risk communities. Continue Reading Community Law in Action honors LaMar Davis, director of The Choice Program, as a 2016 Baltimore Inspiring Voice
