Eugene Schaffer and Jonathan Singer, Education, in Capital News Service

Mar 5, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

An article published March 4 in Capital News Service examines the Common Core State Standards and how college students studying education and soon entering the world of teaching are preparing for it. Education Professor and Chair Eugene Schaffer is quoted in the article describing UMBC’s curriculum and the department’s understanding of the need to prepare students for the Common Core: “We know that the people that graduate this coming spring will be entering the classrooms and will be teaching Common Core,” Schaffer said. “This is a great concern of ours.” Schaffer also commented on internships that are completed in the classroom by… Continue Reading Eugene Schaffer and Jonathan Singer, Education, in Capital News Service

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Op-Ed in The Baltimore Sun

Mar 5, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In an op-ed published March 4 in The Baltimore Sun, Political Science Professor Thomas Schaller comments on public attitudes of gay rights and efforts to allow discrimination against gays being struck down in recent years. “Public attitudes about gay rights have changed dramatically in recent decades. Solid majorities, especially among younger Americans, now support marriage equality and other standards of equal treatment,” he writes. In his column, Schaller cites the recent news of a bill passed by the Arizona legislature and later vetoed that would have permitted those with religious objections to deny services to gay customers: “Consider the fact that… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Op-Ed in The Baltimore Sun

Jason Hughes, IMDA, Exhibiting Work at Carriage House Center for the Arts

Mar 5, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Artwork by imaging and digital arts student, Jason Hughes, was recently selected for display in the exhibition Washington Color Abstraction, curated by Donald Kuspit. The exhibition, sponsored by the Gabarron Foundation, “unites the original artists of the Washington Color School with contemporary artists practicing in DC today. Both inspired by an environment of bold color and pattern and influenced by the color field teachers of the 1960’s, the artists in this exhibition exemplify identities that are deeply intelligent, original, and rooted in the history of their environment. Their community reflects a deep history, rich with constant dialogue and new ideas.” Learn… Continue Reading Jason Hughes, IMDA, Exhibiting Work at Carriage House Center for the Arts

Work by Kelley Bell, Visual Arts, Selected for Display in ‘Occam’s Razor’ Exhibition

Mar 5, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Two animation works by Kelley Bell, assistant professor of graphic design, have recently been selected for display in Occam’s Razor: Art, Science and Aesthetics, at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, and the Ontario Science Center’s !dea Gallery. Her pieces, The Kuber-Ross Device, and Eureka! will be presented alongside other works that narrow the cultural divide between art and science. Works selected for Occam’s Razor were chosen because of the way they highlight similarities in practice amongst scientists and artists. Occam’s Razor: Art, Science and Aesthetics will open Wednesday, April 2, and continues through April 20. Bell’s artwork will also be featured in the Northern Spark projection… Continue Reading Work by Kelley Bell, Visual Arts, Selected for Display in ‘Occam’s Razor’ Exhibition

Tomiko Shine ’14, Anthropology, Wins First Place in National Council for Black Studies Paper Competition

Mar 5, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Tomiko Shine ’14, anthropology, won first place in the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) undergraduate paper competition for her paper, “The Lens of Blackness: An Anthro-Political Perspective.” When Tomiko moved to Baltimore, she noticed through her work with youth and mothers in Baltimore City that many of their fathers or husbands were incarcerated. After seeing the impact that incarceration had on black families and communities, Tomiko responded by becoming a court advocate and attended court with youth who had charges that carried jail time. “I wanted to understand this phenomenon of the impact of incarceration on black family and… Continue Reading Tomiko Shine ’14, Anthropology, Wins First Place in National Council for Black Studies Paper Competition

Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Mar 4, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Monday’s winter storm forced school systems across the region to cancel school for yet another day, adding to what were already high snow day totals for many. With classroom instruction disrupted again, WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show decided to look into the question of “the snow day effect” and how it can impact classroom performance. Public Policy Professor and Graduate Program Director Dave Marcotte was a guest on Monday’s show and discussed a multi-year study he conducted to look into winter weather’s impact on schools in several states. One of the key findings was that a week’s worth of snow days… Continue Reading Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Meredith Oyen, History, Selected for Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange Panel

Mar 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Assistant Professor of History Meredith Oyen has been asked to serve on a Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (Beijing) external evaluation panel to evaluate courses in the international general education curriculum program. Oyen will serve as part of a team that will be traveling to Sanming University and Minjiang University in Fujian Province to audit classes, speak with students and faculty and review the quality of course offerings. Oyen’s main focus will be evaluating the teaching and learning outcomes for courses on U.S. history that are taught in English. She will be in China from March 14-22.

Laura Hussey, Political Science, in The Herald-Mail

Feb 28, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Earlier this month, two Washington County Republican delegates signed on as co-sponsors of a bill that could stop the National Security Agency from operating in Maryland by cutting off utility services to the agency, among other proposals. An article published February 28 in The Herald-Mail examines why delegates Andrew Serafini and Neil Parrott initially supported the measure, titled the Fourth Amendment Protection Act, but later requested that their names be removed from it. Laura Hussey, an assistant professor of political science, was interviewed for the article and noted the Maryland bill is similar to legislation in other states where the NSA… Continue Reading Laura Hussey, Political Science, in The Herald-Mail

Roy Meyers, Political Science, in PolitiFact

Feb 28, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

A recent story published on fact-checking website PolitiFact examines a claim by the Texas Liberty PAC that a Republican congressman sponsored a bill that funded the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The claim is that Lamar Smith, a U.S. House member from San Antonio, introduced the 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill, which eventually turned into the primary vehicle through which programs in the ACA were funded. PolitiFact asked Political Science Professor Roy Meyers to weigh in on the issue. He said that the omnibus bill did provide some funding to administer the ACA, but Smith’s original bill was intended to serve a different… Continue Reading Roy Meyers, Political Science, in PolitiFact

Anne Brodsky, Psychology, Receives SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology

Feb 24, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Anne Brodsky, psychology professor and associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, has received the 2014 SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology. The award was announced by American Psychological Association (APA) Division 27. The announcement from the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) states: Dr. Brodsky’s contributions cover various topics of central importance to community psychology. The award refers to both theory and research and she has significant contributions in both areas (theory- resilience, PSOC; research – qualitative methods). Her contributions regarding research relate not only to engaging in excellent… Continue Reading Anne Brodsky, Psychology, Receives SCRA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology

Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, on New Books Network

Feb 20, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

New Books Network recently interviewed Carlo DiClemente, presidential research professor and professor of psychology, about his co-authored book Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change: Selecting and Planning Interventions (Guilford Press, 2013). The network, a consortium of author-interview podcasts designed to enhance public conversation on given topics, interviewed DiClemente as part of its “New Books in Alcohol, Drugs and Intoxicants” series. In a comprehensive interview, DiClemente discussed the stages of change model as it relates to substance abuse and drug addiction treatment, as well the need for careful consideration of stage status and the complexities surrounding substance abuse. “The message in the book is… Continue Reading Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, on New Books Network

Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Bloomberg Businessweek

Feb 19, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Many school districts up and down the East Coast and in the Midwest have been forced to cancel several school days this winter, and some districts in the Northeast have already announced students will forgo part of their spring breaks to make up for lost time. Public Policy Professor and Graduate Program Director Dave Marcotte was cited in two recent articles in The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Bloomberg Businessweek for a study he did on the impact of winter weather on schools. “Dave Marcotte, in a 2010 online article for Education Next, found that each additional inch of snow reduced the percentage of third-,… Continue Reading Dave Marcotte, Public Policy, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution and Bloomberg Businessweek

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