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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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Public policy and political science faculty provide analysis on U.S. Senate race and Baltimore mayoral election

With Maryland’s primary just two months away, UMBC faculty are being turned to as experts and analysts for elections across the state. Donald Norris School of Public Policy Director Donald...

Posted: February 26, 2016, 8:45 PM

John Rennie Short argues cities are key to U.S. economic growth and social justice

The economy has been a prominent issue during the presidential campaign with a range of ideas for how to spur growth and development across the country. In a new article published in The...

Posted: February 26, 2016, 4:27 PM

Political scientist Roy Meyers analyzes the negotiations over President Obama’s final budget

In a new article in The Conversation, Political Science Professor Roy Meyers writes that President Obama’s final budget proposal highlights the growing divide between political parties and shines...

Posted: February 19, 2016, 4:34 PM

Donald Norris weighs in on what’s next for former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley

Following Monday’s Iowa Caucuses, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley officially ended his bid for the presidency. WJZ-TV ran a story examining what’s next for O’Malley as he begins the next...

Posted: February 3, 2016, 3:06 PM

UMBC faculty provide 2016 election analysis in local and national media outlets

With the Iowa Caucuses just days away, UMBC faculty have been in the news weighing in on the current state of the presidential race. Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies,...

Posted: January 28, 2016, 7:40 PM

UMBC economic policy researcher examines the impact of Puerto Rico’s debt crisis

Justin Vélez-Hagan, a Ph.D. student in UMBC’s School of Public Policy and executive director of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, has been in the news recently after Puerto Rico...

Posted: January 6, 2016, 4:37 PM

Tyson King-Meadows appointed associate dean of College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Tyson King-Meadows, chair of Africana studies and associate professor of political science, has been appointed associate dean of UMBC’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS),...

Posted: December 23, 2015, 3:56 PM

F. Chris Curran selected for prestigious Emerging Education Policy Scholar Program

F. Chris Curran, an assistant professor in UMBC’s School of Public Policy, has been named an Emerging Education Policy Scholar for 2015-16 by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the American...

Posted: December 18, 2015, 8:33 PM

The Hilltop Institute Senior Research Analyst Michael Abrams presents 2015 Shinogle Fellowship Lecture

On Friday, December 4, Hilltop Senior Research Analyst and UMBC Public Policy PhD candidate Michael T. Abrams, MPH, gave the 2015 Judith A. Shinogle Memorial Fellowship lecture at UMBC. Abrams...

Posted: December 9, 2015, 3:13 PM

Donald Norris says metropolitan governance is unlikely for Baltimore region

Is metropolitan governance, or the sharing of power and authority by jurisdictions, a good idea for Baltimore City and its surrounding counties? It’s been a topic that has been proposed many times...

Posted: December 8, 2015, 5:23 PM

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