A Stirring Song Sung Heroic — Exhibition at the Library Gallery (1/26)

Jan 20, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

January 26 – March 25 A Stirring Song Sung Heroic: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom, 1619 to 1865, Photographs by William Earle Williams Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery The history of American slavery is considered in A Stirring Song Sung Heroic, an exhibition of 80 black and white silver gelatin prints by photographer William Earle Williams. These images document mostly anonymous, unheralded, and uncelebrated places in the New World—from the Caribbean to North America—where Americans black and white determined the meaning of freedom. Archives of prints, newspapers, and other ephemera related to the struggle accompany the work. The presentation of this exhibition… Continue Reading A Stirring Song Sung Heroic — Exhibition at the Library Gallery (1/26)

Lia Purpura, English, in The New Yorker

Jan 16, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

In its January 19th issue, The New Yorker published a poem by English Writer in Residence Lia Purpura. The text of Purpura’s poem “Probability” is below. An audio recording of Purpura reading her poem can be found here. A link to previous poems by Purpura published in The New Yorker can be found here. Probability Most coincidents are not miraculous, but way more common than we think— it’s the shiver of noticing being central in a sequence of events that makes so much seem wild and rare— because what if it wasn’t? Astonishment’s nothing without your consent.

Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, Imaging Research Center, on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show (1/7) and WEAA’s Marc Steiner Show (1/8)

Jan 9, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Following the shootings at the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, artist-in-residence at the Imaging Research Center, was interviewed on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show (January 7) and WEAA’s Marc Steiner Show (January 8) — listen here and here, respectively. KAL is editorial cartoonist for The Economist magazine of London and The Baltimore Sun, and winner of the 2014 Thomas Nast Award for cartooning on international affairs.

Timothy Nohe, Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts, and Visual Arts, Selected as Warnock Foundation “Social Innovator”

Jan 9, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Timothy Nohe, director of the Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts, and professor of Visual Arts, as been selected by the Warnock Foundation as a “social innovator” for his work to create accessible online and smartphone delivered urban forest stewardship resources. The project has been supported by a collaborative team, including lead scientist Matthew E. Baker, associate professor of Geography & Environmental Systems; Butch Berry of The Friends of Springfield Woods; Baltimore Green Space; and cohort of students from the Friends School of Baltimore under the direction of Josh Carlin. The project has also received support from… Continue Reading Timothy Nohe, Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts, and Visual Arts, Selected as Warnock Foundation “Social Innovator”

UMBC 3rd in Pan-Am Chess Championship, advances to Final-Four

Jan 5, 2015 / 1 minute of reading

Congratulations to the UMBC chess team for placing third in the 2014 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship and qualifying to advance to the President’s Cup on April 5-6 at the New York Athletic Club. This tournament, known as the Final Four of College Chess, will determine the 2015 U.S. college team chess champion. The UMBC team in this year’s Pan-Am consists of GM Niclas Huschenbeth, IM Levan Bregadze, IM Tanguy Ringoir, GM Akshayraj Kore and WGM Nazi Paikidze (alternate). The final standings were: Webster University A (5.5 points), the University of Texas at Dallas A (5 points), the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (5 points) and Texas… Continue Reading UMBC 3rd in Pan-Am Chess Championship, advances to Final-Four

Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, on CBC Radio

Dec 19, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

On December 19, Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz participated in a discussion on CBC Radio on “The Secret Lives of Children.” The segment centered around the idea that advances in technology combined with a strong focus on achievement can often suppress creativity, and children’s imagination can be a strong shield against cultural confinements. During the segment, Spitz says that high tech toys should be traded in favor of letting children explore their inner worlds: “I think that children, when we allow them to make believe, this kind of vision and this kind of connecting…we should treasure it and not… Continue Reading Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, on CBC Radio

UMBC Humanities Faculty Discuss Serial in The Guardian

Dec 11, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Serial, a spin-off show from NPR’s “This American Life,” is a podcast in which reporter Sarah Koenig reinvestigates the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a Baltimore County high school student. In the series, Koenig, a former Baltimore Sun staff writer, conducts numerous interviews and delves deeply into figuring out what led to the conviction of Adnan Syed, Hae’s ex-boyfriend, for her murder. An article published December 8 in The Guardian looks into why the podcast has drawn so much interest. Nicole King, an associate professor of American studies, is quoted in the article and comments on the narrative style of the podcast when… Continue Reading UMBC Humanities Faculty Discuss Serial in The Guardian

MLLI Faculty and Students Featured in Russia Beyond the Headlines, Voice of America

Dec 11, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

On December 7, the UMBC Russian Club presented an evening of Russian song, cuisine, and fashion to promote cross-cultural understanding and to look beyond recent news headlines of strained diplomacy between the United States and Russia. The event was held in the University Center Ballroom, with support from the Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication (MLLI) department, the Russian Embassy, and the Russian Center for Science and Culture. The event received news coverage from Russia Beyond the Headlines and Voice of America (article in Russian). Russian instructor Vira Zhdanovych and Elena Volosina ’15, MLLI, brought the event to UMBC to bring awareness to Russian culture… Continue Reading MLLI Faculty and Students Featured in Russia Beyond the Headlines, Voice of America

“Revolution of the Eye” Receives Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts

Dec 10, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded $40,000 in support of the exhibition Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television, curated by Maurice Berger, research professor and chief curator of the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC). The exhibition has been co-organized by the CADVC and The Jewish Museum in New York, which will administer the grant funds. The exhibition, which will open May 1, 2015 at The Jewish Museum before embarking on a national tour, addresses the modernist aesthetic and conceptual principles that have influenced American television from its inception, and examines… Continue Reading “Revolution of the Eye” Receives Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts

Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes Six Poems in The Faculty Voice

Dec 3, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Robert Deluty, associate dean of the Graduate School, has published six poems in the Fall 2014 issue of The Faculty Voice. The poems may be found here. The first poem, “Abnormal Psychology,” appears in Dr. Deluty’s latest book, “Human Recordings.”All of Dr. Deluty’s books are on sale at the Bookstore.

Lia Purpura, English, in The New Yorker, Orion Magazine

Nov 24, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

English Writer in Residence Lia Purpura is featured in the November 24 edition of The New Yorker. The magazine published her poem “Study with Melon.” You can read the poem in The New Yorker by clicking here. The full text of the poem is below: Study with Melon The stem end of a melon is weblike, form finding a pattern that’s thinking itself a density a concentration beginning a line then casting it out and moving on from, an order established, a gesture complete. Completion: how someone at a distance might see it. In addition, Purpura’s essay “In The Despoiled and Radiant Now” appears… Continue Reading Lia Purpura, English, in The New Yorker, Orion Magazine

Performing Arts and Humanities Building Reviewed in Baltimore Business Journal

Nov 18, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

UMBC’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building received a positive review in the Baltimore Business Journal in an article published November 18. Written by Klaus Philipsen, president of ArchPlan Inc., an architectural firm in downtown Baltimore, the review describes how the building is poised to make a lasting impact: “…this state-of-the art performance venue, designed by top-level experts, will indeed let students create community. It gives UMBC — and Baltimore County — a cutting edge in the region.” The author comments on specific features of the building and highlights the PAHB’s ability to house several different academic programs while providing modern facilities and spaces… Continue Reading Performing Arts and Humanities Building Reviewed in Baltimore Business Journal