From UMBC News and Magazine
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
Turning the Tides
For Christopher Tong, discovering clues hidden in texts documenting history’s most devastating floods isn’t just about the promise of making social, cultural, and political change. It’s also a...
Posted: July 14, 2022, 10:53 AM
See the Challenge, Be the Change
UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program prepares students to collaborate across disciplines and address real-world issues. Illustrations by Kimberly Salt When Chelsea Okeh ’22, M30,...
Posted: July 11, 2022, 8:45 AM
UMBC’s María Célleri and Yolanda Valencia receive Mellon Fellowships for research on an immigrant community in Washington and postcolonial transformation of Quito, Ecuador
Yolanda Valencia, assistant professor of geography and environmental studies, and María Célleri, assistant professor of gender, women’s, and sexuality studies, have received 12-month Career...
Posted: July 8, 2022, 12:43 PM
From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component
Noorzehra Zaidi, Assistant Professor of History, UMBC In early June 2022, Saudi Arabia announced a hajj “lottery” for Western pilgrims that made it mandatory for people from Europe, the...
Posted: July 7, 2022, 8:38 AM
Anti-abortion pregnancy centers will likely outlast the age of Roe – here’s how they’re funded and the services they provide
Laura Antkowiak, Professor of Political Science, UMBC Experts predict increased economic hardship now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Posted: June 28, 2022, 1:31 PM
Trump-endorsed candidates would generally win even without his support – and that’s usually the case with all political endorsements
Ian Anson, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMBC. Over the past few months, many journalists and pundits have credited the power of Donald Trump’s endorsements with determining the...
Posted: June 17, 2022, 2:40 PM
Rethinking collaborative public humanities research in New Orleans and Baltimore
If you were looking for Sarah Fouts in New Orleans, chances are you would find her at one of the many taco trucks or pop-up food vendors across the city, chatting with locals....
Posted: June 17, 2022, 7:52 AM
UMBC’s 2022 Fulbright student scholars will travel the world to explore difficult questions
Eight recent UMBC graduates and alumni will soon travel to countries across three continents as 2022 Fulbright U.S. Student scholars. They include emerging leaders in education, astrophysics,...
Posted: June 16, 2022, 3:23 PM
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