Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Gazette

Feb 12, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

In the current legislative session, Maryland Republicans plan to focus on transportation funding, school safety and the budget, writes reporter Daniel Leaderman in the Gazette. Donald F. Norris, professor and chairman of UMBC’s Department of Public Policy, doesn’t think they’ll have much success in their efforts. Norris anticipates, for example, that even with some conservative Democrats joining Republicans in opposition to bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazine clips, those proposals are still likely to pass. In Maryland, Norris says, Republican legislators “have virtually no influence” — a position he describes as “not enviable.” Read the full article online.

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

Feb 7, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

“The desire to empower citizens directly is alluring in principle but can be very problematic in practice,” writes UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller in his latest Baltimore Sun column. Schaller is referring to the practice of using ballot referenda to impact policy, rather than working through the legislature. He writes, “Last week, top Maryland Democrats announced their intention to make it more difficult to put statewide policy referenda on the ballot. The move is a clear response to Republicans’ success last year in putting to referendum policy questions in the hope of achieving victories the GOP couldn’t win… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

Lisa Moren, Visual Arts, a Distinguished Speaker for Hexagram-Concordia

Feb 7, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Lisa Moren, Associate Professor of Visual Arts will be speaking as part of a distinguished speaker lecture series for Hexagram-Concordia, a “center for research-creation in media arts and technology,” affiliated with Concordia University in Montreal. “Moren will present several projects that intersect technologies, phenomena and compelling narratives.” Her lecture and seminar titled “Phenomena, Ecology and Technology” and “Ecology and Economy: The Outback Stock Exchange” respectively, will discuss her personal art projects and works in progress, and their relation to current ecological issues including the health of the Australian Outback, the Chesapeake Bay and the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill. Learn… Continue Reading Lisa Moren, Visual Arts, a Distinguished Speaker for Hexagram-Concordia

For All the World to Hear is NEH’s Featured Project

Feb 1, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

For All the World to Hear sponsor, the National Endowment for the Humanities, has selected the CADVC outreach program as its “Featured Project”. The NEH’s website describes the program, and discusses its connection the exhibition currently on display in the CADVC, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights. Learn more about For All the World to Hear at foralltheworldtohear.org.

Arbutus Patch Highlights Upcoming Baltimore Dance Project Performances

Feb 1, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

This week the Arbutus Patch highlighted Baltimore Dance Project’s upcoming 30th anniversary performances as the first concerts to be held in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building Theatre. The article also mentions UMBC Dance faculty and company directors, Carol Hess and Doug Hamby, as well as dances to be performed by UMBC Department of Dance Instructor and Baltimore Dance Project principle dancer, Sandra Lacy. Read “Dance Performances to Celebrate Baltimore Dance Project Anniversary”. Baltimore Dance Project is a dance company that focuses on visually stunning and complex inter-disciplinary and collaborative works. Performances will be held February 7-9 at 8pm each… Continue Reading Arbutus Patch Highlights Upcoming Baltimore Dance Project Performances

Joan Shin and Jodi Crandall Publish Book Chapters

Feb 1, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Joan Shin, clinical assistant professor of education, recently published a chapter in the 4th edition of “Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language.” Jodi Crandall, professor emerita of Language Literacy and Culture, also has a chapter in the book. “Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language” is the most widely used TESOL Methods book in the world.

John Nelson and Tymofey Wowk, Education, in the Washington Post

Jan 30, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

“Since it arrived a year ago at Politics & Prose, ‘Opus,’ Washington’s first print-on-demand Espresso book machine, has helped hundreds of area scribblers realize their publishing dreams,” writes the Washington Post. Two such authors are John Nelson, Co-Director of the ESOL M.A. program, and his student Tymofey Wowk. The two used Opus to create their dream textbook, “Making English Grammar Meaningful and Useful,” which they read from at an “open-mike” night at the bookstore on January 26. The paper wrote about the reading in a January 29 story entitled “Open-mike night for self-published authors.”

For All the World to Hear Storyteller in Baltimore Magazine

Jan 29, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Janice Grant, Civil Rights activist and storyteller in the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s touring humanities project, For All the World to Hear: Stories from the Struggle for Civil Rights, was interviewed for Baltimore Magazine this month. Grant speaks candidly about her experiences growing up in segregated Maryland, and the interview not only provides insight into her life at the time of the Civil Rights Movement, it provides a snapshot of what one can expect to hear at For All the World to Hear. Read the interview at Baltimore Magazine. For All the World to Hear, is a community outreach… Continue Reading For All the World to Hear Storyteller in Baltimore Magazine

George La Noue, Political Science and Public Policy, Shares Latest Scholarship

Jan 28, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

This week the University of Maryland law school journal Race, Religion, Gender and Class will publish George La Noue’s new article, “Defining Social and Economic Disadvantage: Are Government Preferential Business Certification Programs Narrowly Tailored?” (see abstract). La Noue is a professor of political science and public policy at UMBC. He is recognized nationally for his scholarship on education policy (K-12 and higher ed) and constitutional law, and he’s been invited to testify before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in early February. La Noue is also highly committed to undergraduate teaching and recently coauthored a paper with undergraduate student Matthew… Continue Reading George La Noue, Political Science and Public Policy, Shares Latest Scholarship

Susan McCully, Theatre, Interviewed for What Weekly

Jan 25, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

What Weekly magazine featured Susan McCully, Senior Lecturer for the Department of Theatre, in an interview for their website last week. In the interview, she discusses the evolution of her work as a playwright and performer, and its influence in the “Baltimore Renaissance”. “[Interviewer]: What do you think is the over-arching theme of our conversation? Susan: Emergence. I feel like I’m at a place in my life where I’m emerging. That word is usually attached to someone in their 20’s. And there are all kinds of reasons why I’m emerging now, but I feel emotionally and artistically grown up now and… Continue Reading Susan McCully, Theatre, Interviewed for What Weekly

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, on Minnesota Public Radio

Jan 25, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

This week Minnesota Public Radio’s “The Daily Circuit” hosted UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller for a show on the role of the South in U.S. politics. Schaller is the author of Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South and appeared with David Woodard, professor of political science at Clemson University. Schaller articulated the argument, central to his book, that the South is no longer required for Democrats to win a presidential election. He further suggested that the South — though it will, to an extent, always “remain distinct” culturally — is becoming increasingly like the… Continue Reading Thomas Schaller, Political Science, on Minnesota Public Radio

For All the World to Hear Featured in Maryland Humanities Council Blog

Jan 24, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Maryland Humanities Council featured the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s current humanities project, For All the World to Hear: Stories from the Struggle for Civil Rights, organized by Sandra Abbott, CADVC, in collaboration with Harriet Lynn, in their blog this Monday. The article gives an overview of the performance, and comments of the effective quality of the participants’ moving, emotional stories. Read the article at the Maryland Humanities Council’s website: “Marylanders at the Front Lines for Freedom” For All the World to Hear, is a community outreach project that features approximately a dozen area seniors who speak, write,… Continue Reading For All the World to Hear Featured in Maryland Humanities Council Blog

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