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The evolution, existence, and extinction of butch culture
Ever wonder what dinosaur poets would write about if they knew their moment of extinction was near? That’s one of the questions poet Tanya Olson, associate teaching professor of English,...
Posted: August 1, 2025, 3:28 PM
My life between the yellow borders
At UMBC, students get a versatile education that Retrievers can draw on to succeed no matter where their career lands them. But sometimes, you hit the home run and end up with your dream job. For...
Posted: June 2, 2025, 4:22 PM
Meet a Retriever—Brandon Dudley ’04, teacher and author, who honed his passion for English at UMBC
Meet Brandon Dudley ’04, English. Since graduation, Brandon has pursued his passion for writing and teaching—skills he honed while at UMBC. For almost 20 years, Brandon has been teaching English,...
Posted: May 30, 2025, 3:00 PM
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
Tanya Olson, associate professor of English, UMBC. On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with...
Posted: May 30, 2025, 11:43 AM
From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
Written by Margie Burns, assistant teaching professor of English, UMBC Most readers hear “pride and prejudice” and immediately think of Jane Austen’s most famous novel, that salty-sweet...
Posted: April 14, 2025, 10:56 AM
UMBC’s Virtual Tandem Conversation project with German universities is changing the way students see Germany and the U.S.
During a recent trip to Normandy, France, UMBC student Rebecca Smith hopped over to Lüneburg, a historic town in northern Germany, to visit Gertrud Krause-Traudes, her partner in UMBC’s Virtual...
Posted: April 1, 2025, 11:26 AM
Earl Brooks explores how Black musicians shape political and social discourse in debut book ‘On Rhetoric and Black Music’
On the surface, it may appear that there isn’t much of a connection between rapper Kendrick Lamar and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. But in his debut book, UMBC Assistant Professor of English and...
Posted: January 24, 2025, 3:03 PM
Renaissance woman: Khadijah Ali-Coleman ’95 lends her varied voice to the Maryland humanities
Early mentorship at UMBC, layered with her continued education and formative life experiences, has shaped Ali-Coleman’s voice and purpose. From her transformative years at UMBC—where she wrangled...
Posted: November 27, 2024, 9:53 AM
Infrastructure of support after Key Bridge collapse
In 1987, Paul Flinton, then a 23-year-old senior studying at UMBC, decided to make a short documentary focused on the tollbooth workers on the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The six-minute...
Posted: June 13, 2024, 1:40 PM
Meet a Retriever—Michelle Jabes Corpora ‘03, young adult author and editor
MeetMichelle Jabes Corpora’03, English and theatre. Michelle is the author of nine novels, an editor for commercial fiction, and an avid student of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She came to UMBC as a...
Posted: June 5, 2024, 11:57 AM
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