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Round Up: UMBC in the News

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One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community. James Smalls, visual arts, discusses why students responded to his class on race, gender, and sexuality in the Star Trek universes Thomas Scaller, political science, comments on the challenges Kristin Beck will face in her run to become the Democratic nominee for Maryland’s 5th District’s congressional seat UMBC’s Kinetic Sculpture Race team… Continue Reading Round Up: UMBC in the News

Alums in the News: Gilchrist, Hawkins, Whitehead, and the 2014 MSAC grantees

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We are proud of our alums and their constant achievements. Recently, three of UMBC’s alumni, in particular, have made it in the news and we thought you should know! Lafayette Gilchrist ’92, Africana Studies, recently released his new solo album, titled The View From Here, which was featured on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” “For someone who came to piano rather late, at 17, Gilchrist has dug deep into its history… Despite his old-timey tremolos and thundering bass figures, he doesn’t really sound like the old masters; something different is going on in his timing and pile-driving left hand.” Read more of… Continue Reading Alums in the News: Gilchrist, Hawkins, Whitehead, and the 2014 MSAC grantees

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