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English major learns to facilitate social change through writing and conversation
Clair Volkening Degree: B.A., English Hometown: Boonsboro, MD Post-grad plans: Technical editor, Defense Intelligence Agency Humanities Scholar Clair Volkening has used her voice as a...
Posted: May 8, 2023, 12:52 PM
Inclusion Imperative spotlights six years of innovation in community-engaged humanities research and teaching
UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities recently partnered with the National Humanities Alliance to host Inclusion and Public Humanities: A Convening, one of the culminating events in the final...
Posted: May 4, 2023, 2:30 PM
When We Work Together
It’s no secret that at UMBC we do things a little differently. As a university, we’re young, agile, and (buzzword that it may be) truly innovative. We can see the success of these traits in our...
Posted: December 1, 2022, 1:24 PM
Her Story of History
Ellicott City, founded 250 years ago this year, holds more than its share of history. The lore of the old mill town is dense with pioneers, millers, astronomers, abolitionists, fires, floods, and...
Posted: November 23, 2022, 1:02 PM
How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of ‘imitatio’ to craft some of the most original songs of his time
Raphael Falco, Professor of English, UMBC Over the course of six decades, Bob Dylan steadily brought together popular music and poetic excellence. Yet the guardians of literary culture have...
Posted: October 17, 2022, 1:42 PM
BBC at 100: a trusted international news source, but it’s important to remember whose values it reflects
Jessica Berman, Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, Professor of English; Gender Women’s & Sexuality Studies; and Language, Literacy and Culture, UMBC. As the BBC turns 100...
Posted: October 17, 2022, 1:08 PM
Lost in the Art: English major guards and curates paintings at Baltimore Museum of Art
A massive painting dwarfed Rob Kempton ’12, English, as he stood in a Baltimore Museum of Art gallery. In his security guard uniform, Kempton gestured to the swoop of orange oil paint on the...
Posted: July 25, 2022, 11:16 AM
UMBC students explore South Korea, Japan through new Education Abroad Access Fund
Amber Gist ‘23, computer science, has been interested in studying in South Korea for years. When she learned that UMBC offered a program in Seoul, she knew the university would be a great fit for...
Posted: July 20, 2022, 8:15 AM
UMBC’s student innovation competition winners share tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
Student teams recently gathered at Betamore, a Baltimore-based entrepreneurship and coworking space, to battle in the final round of UMBC’s annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition. Greg...
Posted: May 25, 2022, 4:02 PM
Beyond Midlife: Kathy Marmor’s new artwork explores memory and embodiment for women in midlife
Western culture remains terrified of aging, particularly for women, but that fear doesn’t stop any of us from actually aging. Kathy Marmor, associate professor of visual arts at UMBC, delves into...
Posted: March 3, 2022, 6:01 PM
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