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The latest issue of UMBC Magazine is in mailboxes now, and it’s full of great stories like these: Rooms to Grow — UMBC alumni, professors and students find new spaces and places for innovation. Launchpad — Professors Amy Hurst and Shaun Kane have created a community that helps open up the world for people with disabilities through assistive technology. Hearts and Minds — Couples who met at UMBC share their love stories. We’re also excited to share these alumni stories from the Spring 2014 issue with you: Changing Communities — A look at alumna Sherece West-Scantlebury ‘07 and her work… Continue Reading Extra, Extra! Read all about it…

Changing Communities: Sherece West-Scantlebury ’07, Ph.D. public policy

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From an early age, Sherece West-Scantlebury ’07, Ph.D., public policy recalls being preoccupied by a single question: Why is this community the way it is? It was a question that first took root in West-Scantlebury’s own childhood in Brookyn, where she was born to a single teenage mother and lived in public housing. Her family later moved to Baltimore, where they made ends meet on public assistance. In both places, West-Scantlebury recalls witnessing “the usual ills associated with public housing” – drug addiction, alcoholism, domestic violence and abuse. But she also remembers the working people with big dreams who seldom… Continue Reading Changing Communities: Sherece West-Scantlebury ’07, Ph.D. public policy

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