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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by: Megan Hanks Mastrola. Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace. …

Posted: July 11, 2022

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Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller has tough news for Americans frustrated with government gridlock. In his latest Baltimore Sun column, Schaller writes: Americans sent divided...

Posted: September 19, 2012, 4:50 PM

UMBC Professor, Student and Alumnus in DNC News Coverage

UMBC’s Caitlyn Leiter-Mason ’14, GWST and political science, and Mitch Case ’11, MCS, are in Charlotte this week serving as delegates to the Democratic National Convention, reports Patch....

Posted: September 5, 2012, 3:10 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in Salon

“Obama’s speech Thursday night will not be the most important of his career, nor even his most important electoral speech…But Charlotte ain’t Denver, and this moment calls for neither hope nor...

Posted: September 4, 2012, 4:42 PM

Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun

An article in today’s Baltimore Sun explores the Maryland GOP’s efforts to have a greater impact in the Democratic-leaning state. One aspect of this work could be capitalizing on an open seat for...

Posted: August 31, 2012, 4:26 PM

Roy Meyers, Political Science, on PolitiFact

During his speech accepting the GOP vice presidential nomination, Paul Ryan used strong language blaming President Obama for the unraveling of the bipartisan Bowles-Simpson Commission, created to...

Posted: August 31, 2012, 3:45 PM

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Salon

Political science professor Tom Schaller’s latest column on Salon dealt with the run-up to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay. “Republican National Convention: The heart of...

Posted: August 29, 2012, 4:18 PM

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in The Baltimore Sun

Missouri representative Todd Akin’s claims regarding “legitimate rape” served as the inspiration for political science professor Tom Schaller’s latest column inThe Baltimore Sun. In “Todd Akin...

Posted: August 22, 2012, 5:18 PM