Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Daily Record

May 9, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

When the Maryland General Assembly’s special legislative session is held on Monday to hash out remaining budget issues, will it be in violation of the Open Meetings Act? The Daily Record asked this question yesterday, responding to Gov. O’Malley’s previous statement that he would not recall lawmakers unless a compromise was reached beforehand, which has raised red flags for some observers. Donald F. Norris, professor and chairman of UMBC’s Department of Public Policy, suggests the argument could be made, but ultimate some degree of pre-agreement is helpful to ensure that the special session is fruitful. If nothing substantive comes out of… Continue Reading Donald Norris, Public Policy, in The Daily Record

Christopher Corbett, English, in Style

May 8, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice of English, writes about Baltimore’s 32nd Street Farmers Market in Style. Rain or shine, every Saturday morning, if I am in Baltimore, I swing by the 32nd Street Farmers Market, a habit of city life for me since I moved to Baltimore 32 years ago. Thousands of people whom I sort of know in that strange two degrees of separation that exists on the north side of the city share this ritual with me. I like ritual. And I love the farmers market. Read the entire article here.

Laura Hussey, Political Science, in the Gazette

Apr 30, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

As Maryland legislators work to resolve budget woes and gaming disagreement through possible special sessions, Laura Hussey, assistant professor of political science, argues in the Gazette that separating the budget and gaming discussions into two special sessions will make it more difficult for the gaming expansion to pass. Why? Initial slots legislation was considered alongside possible tax increases in 2007 and was passed as an effort to resolve that year’s challenging budget situation. Hussey suggests that if the current budget issue is solved separately, it will be harder for proponents to suggest gaming is a fiscal necessity. “I don’t think… Continue Reading Laura Hussey, Political Science, in the Gazette

Bill Thomas, Erickson School, on WYPR’s “Maryland Morning”

Apr 23, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

William H. Thomas, a geriatrician, author and UMBC Erickson School faculty member, calls himself a “nursing home abolitionist.” For years he has championed an innovative, new approach to senior care based on small, home-like environments. Today his vision is a reality. The Green House Residences at Stadium Place opened in Baltimore last week. Coinciding with the launch of the new facility, Sheilah Kast of WYPR’s “Maryland Morning” interviewed Thomas about the future of senior living.

Craig Saper, LLC, Publishes New Book

Apr 20, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Craig Saper, associate professor of Language, Literacy and Culture, has published a new book under his alter-ego of dj readies. Intimate Bureaucracies is a history from the future looking backward at our present moment as a turning point. Our systems of organization and control appear unsustainable and brutal, and we are feeling around in the dark for alternatives. Using experiments in social organization in downtown New York City, and other models of potential alternative social organizations, this manifesto makes a call to action to study and build sociopoetic systems. It is published by Punctum Books. The book is also a part… Continue Reading Craig Saper, LLC, Publishes New Book

Gloria Chuku, Africana Studies, Awarded Fellowship

Apr 20, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Gloria Chuku, associate professor of Africana studies, has been awarded the Summer 2012 West African Research Association (WARA) post-doctoral fellowship. WARA’s mission is to promote research and scholarly exchange between West African and US scholars and institutions, and the award will enable Chuku to conduct research in Nigeria on the Biafra-Nigeria War during the summer.

Eric Dyer, Visual Arts, Awarded Fellowship by the Guggenheim Foundation

Apr 19, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/22633568]Eric Dyer, associate professor of Visual Arts, has been awarded a 2012 fellowship for creative arts by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Professor Dyer is an artist, filmmaker, experimental animator, and educator whose award-winning films have screened internationally at numerous festivals, including the Chicago International Film Festival, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, South by Southwest, and the Ottawa, Annecy, Melbourne, and London International Animation Festivals. His work has also been exhibited at the Exploratorium, the Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art, Ars Electronica, and the Cairo and Venice Biennales. Much of his recent work focuses on the… Continue Reading Eric Dyer, Visual Arts, Awarded Fellowship by the Guggenheim Foundation

Charlene Uhl Named Director of Budget and Resource Analysis

Apr 19, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

From Ben Lowenthal, Associate Vice President, Financial Services I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Charlene Uhl as Director of Budget & Financial Analysis in Financial Services, effective April 23, 2012. Charlene has extensive experience in the state of Maryland budgeting arena, currently serving as Supervising Budget Examiner for Higher Education at the Maryland Department of Budget and Management. In addition, she has worked as a director of several non-profit and governmental agencies in her career, providing leadership and strategic direction, with a proven record of success. Charlene’s undergraduate degree is in Biology & Social Work. She… Continue Reading Charlene Uhl Named Director of Budget and Resource Analysis

“Food on the 15th” on Voice of America

Apr 18, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Six years ago, Julie Rosenthal, the program management specialist for Asian studies, wanted to teach her daughter about helping others. Rather than encouraging her daughter to volunteer, Rosenthal took it farther: she founded Food on the 15th, a program through which students deliver food to the elderly. “We want the children to have firsthand experience delivering the food to the people so that they can get that feeling of really making a difference in somebody’s life, a positive difference,” Rosenthal said. The program was recently profiled by Voices of America, which provides news, information, and cultural programming worldwide through the… Continue Reading “Food on the 15th” on Voice of America

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

Apr 18, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

In responding to the global economic crisis of the past two years, which nations’ governments got it right and which got it wrong? UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller asks this question in his latest Baltimore Sun column, which compares economic policies and outcomes in the U.S. and Europe.“Economic indicators strongly suggest that the Obama administration and those who called in 2009 for a massive, Keynesian stimulus made the prudent, informed choice,” Schaller argues. He writes, “Austerity measures — tax increases and public sector payroll and benefit reductions — actually resulted in higher, not lower debt ratios for some European… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

President Hrabowski named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World (Updated 4/20)

Apr 18, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

President Hrabowski has been named to the 2012 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of “the 100 most influential people in the world.” The list, now in its ninth year, recognizes the selectees’ activism, innovation, and achievement. “The TIME 100 list is about the infinite possibilities of influence and the power of influence to change the world,” says Richard Stengel, TIME Managing Editor. In writing about President Hrabowski, the only college president on the list, and UMBC, TIME highlighted the university’s transformation from a regional institution to a national model for research universities in the United States: “When you think of the top… Continue Reading President Hrabowski named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World (Updated 4/20)

John Olszewski, Public Policy, Named One of Daily Record’s “20 in Their Twenties”

Apr 17, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Public Policy Ph.D. student John Olszewski has been named one of the Daily Record’s “20 in their twenties.” The list honors Maryland’s up-and–comers who are successful by or before the age of 30 based on their professional accomplishments, civic involvement and impact of achievement. John is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 6 in Baltimore County. He also leads the 21-member Baltimore County Delegation in the House of Delegates as its Chairman—the youngest ever to be elected to that position.