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Genocide claims in Nagorno-Karabakh make peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan unlikely, despite cease-fire
By Brian Grodsky, professor, Political Science, UMBC A Russian-brokered cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan this week halted fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory, where...
Posted: November 13, 2020, 3:05 PM
Proposed Student Visa Policy Could Hinder US Competitiveness
By David L. Di Maria, associate vice provost, International Education, UMBC In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump...
Posted: October 20, 2020, 1:25 PM
Amy Coney Barrett May Be the Next Woman on the Supreme Court – but Does a Nominee’s Gender Matter?
By Susan M. Sterett, professor, Public Policy UMBC President Donald Trump has so far appointed fewer women as federal judges than any president since Ronald Reagan. In the Senate confirmation...
Posted: October 15, 2020, 1:23 PM
Yes, most workers can collect more in coronavirus unemployment than they earn – but that doesn’t mean Congress should cut the $600 supplement
By David Salkever, professor emeritus of Public Policy, UMBC Americans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic had been getting a US$600 bump on top of state benefits in their weekly...
Posted: August 4, 2020, 1:01 PM
Street Vendors Make Cities Livelier, Safer, and Fairer – Here’s Why They Belong on the Post-COVID-19 Urban Scene
By John Rennie Short, professor, Public Policy, UMBC Cities around the world are emerging from pandemic shutdowns and gradually allowing activities to resume. National leaders are keen to...
Posted: July 8, 2020, 2:50 PM
Sending International Students Home Would Sap US Influence and Hurt the Economy
By David L. Di Maria, Associate Vice Provost for International Education, UMBC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, made a decision on July 6 regarding international students in...
Posted: July 8, 2020, 2:16 PM
Archiving the pandemic: ‘Coronavirus Lost and Found’ documents how we cope with catastrophe
By Rebecca A. Adelman, associate professor, media & communication studies, UMBC There is so much to mourn at the moment. Even those of us spared the worst of the coronavirus pandemic are...
Posted: May 28, 2020, 1:59 PM
Up on the Roof—Spring 2020
UMBC Magazine caught up with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski at his home office to talk about alumni leadership during the pandemic, UMBC’s Golden Commencement, and a symbol of hope in tough...
Posted: May 27, 2020, 3:03 PM
Six Ways a Drop in International Students Could Set Back US Higher Education
By David L. Di Maria, associate vice provost for International Education, UMBC Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer and fewer international students were coming to study in the United...
Posted: May 26, 2020, 5:57 PM
Conversations that Matter
By Michele Wojciechowski In 1980, while spending the summer with family in South Carolina, 13-year-old Karsonya “Dr. Kaye” Wise Whitehead noticed that the corner grocery store owner had kept...
Posted: May 13, 2020, 9:11 PM
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