“Place-based public history projects demonstrate that students and scholars can engage and collaborate with communities to identify, analyze, and respond to pressing social problems,” says Nicole King, professor of American studies and director of the Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community, and Culture. Continue Reading Community-building in Baltimore through public humanities
UMBC double alumna Sabina Foisor ’12, modern languages and linguistics, and M.A. ’14, intercultural communication, has officially been ranked the top women’s chess player in the nation after taking first place at the U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis in April. Foisor was seeded sixth out of 12 finalists from across the country. She won her final match 8-3 against Michigan’s Apurva Virkud in round 11 of the championship. The reigning women’s champion, UMBC chess team alumna Nazi Paikidze, placed second in this year’s tournament. Foisor, who was born in Romania and arrived in the U.S. in 2008 to play for… Continue Reading Alums in the News: Foisor wins U.S. Chess Championship
Here at UMBC, we take pride in what our alums accomplish after graduation. Take a moment to see which Retrievers have been on the move and making news! Former UMBC professor and alumna Anita Griner ’99, psychology, was recently appointed Chief Performance Officer of Cognosante. In addition to her work as a graduate professor at UMBC, where she taught advanced program management sciences, Griner has experience with large IT and healthcare programs. Cognosante focuses on aiding healthcare services, specifically dealing with Health Reform initiatives using technology and BPO services. Read full article. Maureen Evans Arthurs ’13, gender and women’s… Continue Reading Alums in the News: Griner, VanDyke, Doyle, Cangialosi, Clements, and Arthurs
Here at UMBC, we take pride in what our alums accomplish after graduation. Take a moment to see which Retrievers have been on the move and making news! Ian Ralby ’02, modern languages and linguistics, M.A., intercultural communications, writes about Ebola’s effect on organized crime in West Africa. The impact of Ebola has dramatically slowed down, and even stopped, criminal activity throughout the region. Although there is an ironically positive affect of Ebola, there are various negatives as well. For example, illegal fishing because of the “infected” waters. Read more on Ebola’s effect on organized crime. Computer science was… Continue Reading Alums in the News: Ralby, Ordóñez, and Cradock
Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with Dr. Ting Zhang ’03, M.A., intercultural communications, about her career as an assistant professor at the University of Baltimore and her research into entrepreneurship, aging and economic growth. Name: Ting Zhang Job Title: Assistant Professor Employer: University of Baltimore Q: Tell us a little about how you wound up at UMBC. What’s your background? A: UMBC’s unique Intercultural Communication program attracted me. I was a student of English and International Business in China before I came to UMBC. Q: … Continue Reading Career Q&A: Ting Zhang ’03, M.A., intercultural communications, professor
Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with Dr. Ting Zhang ’03, M.A., intercultural communications, about her career as an assistant professor at the University of Baltimore and her research into entrepreneurship, aging and economic growth. Name: Ting Zhang Job Title: Assistant Professor Employer: University of Baltimore Q: Tell us a little about how you wound up at UMBC. What’s your background? A: UMBC’s unique Intercultural Communication program attracted me. I was a student of English and International Business in China before I came to UMBC. Q: … Continue Reading Career Q&A: Ting Zhang '03, M.A., intercultural communications, professor
