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Elliot Lasson, Professor of the Practice and Graduate Program Director, UMBC Back in the day, most teens had some sort of job lined up for the summer. For some, it was an extension of an...

Each June, faculty, staff, and students from across the U.S. gather to discuss higher education’s work preparing students to engage in civic life. Below are reflections from five students who...

Richard Forno Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The Russian attacks on the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the country’s...

The attack on the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis earlier this summer shattered a community, and the hearts of so many. Not only is Annapolis our state capital, but the heartless,...

Baltimore Magazine’s 2018 “Best of Baltimore” issue features some of the region’s standout people, places, and events of the past year, including highlights from UMBC. The magazine hails the UMBC...

Thomas Cronin Professor of Biological Sciences When you think about fearsome predators in the ocean, the first thing that pops into your mind is probably a shark. Sure, sharks are OK, with...

How are scholars across the country creating humanities-centered solutions for our communities’ most pressing challenges? The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) is working to answer this question...

Last Sunday’s Boston Globe greeted readers with a front-page story about lessons to be learned from a top research university, but it wasn’t about local powerhouses Harvard or MIT. It was a...

by Ian Anson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UMBC White House special counsel Robert Mueller recently issued 12 indictments alleging that Russian intelligence agents sought to tilt...

UMBC’s Jane Arnold Lincove, associate professor of public policy, is collaborating with colleagues across the U.S. to launch the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH)...