Anne Rubin, History, on Journal of American History Podcast

Dec 12, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The Journal of American History (JAH) produces a monthly podcast interview with an author of a JAH article or author of a book on a historical topic. Anne Rubin, an associate professor of history and author of Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman’s March and American Memory (UNC Press 2014), was the guest on JAH’s November podcast. She was interviewed about her book and discussed how she first became interested in researching Sherman’s March in graduate school. “The endurance of it is the power of Sherman’s March as a metaphor,” Rubin said. “In the South, people feel it very viscerally obviously in Georgia… Continue Reading Anne Rubin, History, on Journal of American History Podcast

Jeffrey Davis, Political Science, in the New York Times

Dec 11, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In the wake of the release of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report on C.I.A treatment of detainees in secret prisons following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Political Science Associate Professor Jeffrey Davis wrote a letter to the editor in response to the December 10 New York Times article, “Panel Faults C.I.A. Over Brutality and Deceit in Terrorism Interrogations.” The complete text of the published letter is below: Prosecuting those who commit torture is not optional. Article 7 of the Convention Against Torture, signed by President Reagan in 1988 and approved by the Senate in 1994, requires the United States to… Continue Reading Jeffrey Davis, Political Science, in the New York Times

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

School of Public Policy Hosts Forum on Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC)

Dec 10, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

Maryland is in the process of implementing a new all-payer model for hospital payment. Under this system, the federal government permits the statewide Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) to regulate hospital prices. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the all-payer model effective January 1, 2014. On Friday, December 5, the UMBC School of Public Policy hosted a forum at the Columbus Center in downtown Baltimore to examine how hospitals and health care providers are adapting to the new model and its effect the people it serves. Robert Murray, President of Global Health Payment LLC, and Donna Kinzer,… Continue Reading School of Public Policy Hosts Forum on Maryland’s Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC)

Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, Appointed to National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Dec 5, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Psychology Professor Carlo DiClemente has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The council advises and makes recommendations to the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) secretary, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) director on research program and policy matters in the field of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The council consists of 15 members appointed by the HHS secretary who are leaders in scientific disciplines relevant to NIAAA activities, including public health, behavioral and social sciences, public policy, law, health policy, economics, and management. DiClemente’s… Continue Reading Carlo DiClemente, Psychology, Appointed to National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

George La Noue, Public Policy and Political Science, Writes Op-Ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education

Dec 5, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

As many college athletic programs are preparing for the postseason and finishing fall regular season schedules, there has been an ongoing public discussion about the future of “mid-major” athletics. George La Noue, professor emeritus and research professor of public policy and political science, wrote an op-ed published in The Chronicle of Higher Education in which he analyzed the current state of mid-major athletic programs and discussed what he called their “muddled future.” “While media attention is overwhelmingly focused on big-time intercollegiate athletics, a crisis is developing for most of the 351 Division I institutions that cannot afford to play at that… Continue Reading George La Noue, Public Policy and Political Science, Writes Op-Ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education

Maurice Berger, CADVC, Awarded Grant from Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation

Dec 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Maurice Berger, research professor and chief curator of the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, has been awarded a $30,000 Arts Writers Grant from Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation. The grant supports research for Berger’s monthly column, Race Stories, for the Lens Blog of The New York Times. The blog explores the relationship of photography to concepts, themes, and social or regional issues about race not usually covered in the mainstream media. Berger plans to conduct research on Robert Frank, focusing on contact sheets, notes, and shooting scripts for a two-part essay on Frank’s representations of race in… Continue Reading Maurice Berger, CADVC, Awarded Grant from Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation

Julie Rosenthal, Asian Studies, in the Baltimore Sun

Dec 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The Baltimore Sun recently published an article about a series of volunteer opportunities organized by the Jewish Federation of Howard County on Christmas Day. Last year, 250 volunteers participated throughout the day, and this year, the Jewish Federation is partnering with Food on the 15th and the Asian Studies Food Pantry program for low-income Asian seniors. Asian Studies Program Management Specialist Julie Rosenthal is founder and director of Food on the 15th and was quoted in the article discussing the overall impact of the volunteer program. “We are partnering with the Jewish Federation for Mitzvah Day because we want to provide a… Continue Reading Julie Rosenthal, Asian Studies, in the Baltimore Sun

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun, in the Daily Beast

Dec 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In his latest column in the Baltimore Sun, Political Science Professor and Chair Thomas Schaller wrote about his views on what he notes as recent systemic manufacturing of distorted news stories. He described the Benghazi investigation, the IRS controversy, ACORN, and Shirley Sherrod as recent examples that have been prevalent in the national conversation. To read Schaller’s full column, click here. Schaller was also quoted in a December 5 article in the Daily Beast in which he commented on Republican control of state legislatures and Congressional delegations in the South. To read the full article, click here.

Dennis Coates, Economics, in Capital New York

Dec 4, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In a recent article published in Capital New York, Economics Professor Dennis Coates discussed the economic impact of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, home to the New Jersey Nets. The article described how businesses within and immediately surrounding Barclays have been benefiting from the Nets recent move from North Jersey to Brooklyn, but Coates described how it’s unclear that the arena’s impact on business is a sign of economic growth. “Did people not eat dinner before the Barclays Center?” said Coates. “Did they not go out to restaurants before the Barclays Center? They did, just not there.” He added, “if the eating and… Continue Reading Dennis Coates, Economics, in Capital New York

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