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Southeast Asian nations look to hedge their way out of troubled waters in the South China Sea
John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC The South China Sea has long been a bubbling geopolitical hot spot. Recently, a series of moves by the various nations claiming a...
Posted: June 18, 2025, 10:39 AM
A fiscal crisis is looming for many US cities
Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. cities are still adjusting to a new normal, with more...
Posted: February 20, 2025, 11:02 AM
UMBC celebrates another year offering free tax prep services in partnership with the CASH Campaign of Maryland
On January 31, the CASH Campaign of Maryland, a nonprofit working to promote the economic advancement of low-to-moderate income individuals and families in Baltimore and across Maryland, kicked...
Posted: February 4, 2025, 11:38 AM
Academic Minute: Centering the voices of Black farmers
As a community, farmers in the United States often face challenges that are out of their control, such as drought, livestock disease, and global pandemics like COVID-19. For Black farmers, says...
Posted: August 6, 2024, 4:13 PM
Josh Michael ’10, Ph.D. ’22, elected Maryland State Board of Education president
The Maryland State Board of Education has unanimously elected Josh Michael ’10, political science, Ph.D. ’22, public policy, as its new president following his completion of a one-year term as...
Posted: August 2, 2024, 12:18 PM
The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
Written by John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy, UMBC On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the Oasis Mall in suburban Shanghai. Like many Chinese shopping...
Posted: January 5, 2024, 10:48 AM
UMBC’s 2023 commencement speakers represent the best of higher education
This year’s UMBC commencement speakers represent the best of what higher education strives to be, applying insights to meet the needs of humanity. Commencement speakers Keith T. Elder,...
Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:32 AM
UMBC, Maryland Matters host climate forum with top officials in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration
This week, UMBC and Maryland Matters hosted state officials in Governor Wes Moore’s administration for a community forum on Maryland’s plan to address concerns related to climate change and the...
Posted: May 12, 2023, 4:53 PM
Meet a Retriever — Phil Shockley ’04, M.P.P. ’09
Meet UMBC Retriever Phil Shockley ’04, political science and information systems, M.P.P. ’09. As an undergraduate, he was Student Government Association president and took part in leadership roles...
Posted: November 17, 2022, 3:38 PM
Deaths and injuries in road crashes are a ‘silent epidemic on wheels’
John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC The COVID-19 pandemic has generated mind-numbing statistics over the past two years: half a billion cases, 6 million deaths, 1...
Posted: May 31, 2022, 2:14 PM
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