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Piotr Gwiazda, English, to Read at Walters (3/10)

Associate Professor of English Piotr Gwiazda will read from his new book, Messages: Poems & Interview, at the Walters Art Museum on March 10. Also reading will be Campbell McGrath, the...

Posted: February 22, 2012, 6:11 PM

Piotr Gwiazda, English, Publishes New Book

Associate Professor of English Piotr Gwiazda has recently released a new book entitled Messages: Poems & Interview. Much of the book was written during Gwiazda’s residency at the James...

Posted: February 22, 2012, 5:15 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

In his latest Baltimore Sun column, UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller explores the causes of decreased class mobility in the U.S. Having just returned from a trip to Finland,...

Posted: February 22, 2012, 3:44 PM

Judah Ronch, Erickson School, in the New York Times

Judah Ronch, Dean of UMBC’s Erickson School, offers a pointed letter in today’s New York Times, responding to a report that some retirement communities are segregating their dining facilities...

Posted: February 21, 2012, 6:39 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, in Documentary

A film shot last spring about the research of Robert Provine, psychology, and his undergraduate researchers aired in France and Germany on Dec 30.  The English version is forthcoming, but the...

Posted: February 20, 2012, 6:19 PM

Robert Provine, Psychology, in Essay Collection

Robert Provine, psychology, has an essay in a newly published collection entitled This Will Make You Smarter. The book is the latest in a series by the website Edge.org, which focuses on an annual...

Posted: February 20, 2012, 5:28 PM

John Olszewski, Jr., Public Policy, in Baltimore Sun

Maryland State Delegate John Olszewski, a Ph.D. student in public policy at UMBC, spoke out about his vote on Maryland’s same-sex marriage bill in the Baltimore Sun this weekend. Olszewski, 29,...

Posted: February 20, 2012, 5:11 PM

Remembering Robert K. Webb

From Marjoleine Kars, Chair of the History Department I regret to inform the campus that Robert K. Webb died on February 14. Born in 1922, Bob Webb was long the preeminent American scholar of...

Posted: February 20, 2012, 3:14 PM

Michael Fallon, English, to Read at CityLit Festival

Michael Fallon, senior lecturer of English, will be a featured poet at the ninth annual CityLit Festival. Presented by CityLit Project and Pratt Library, the festival takes place on Saturday,...

Posted: February 16, 2012, 10:07 PM