(by Chelsea Haddaway Williams) Last Wednesday I got to be in the room as the students in “West Side Stories,” a BreakingGround-funded public history class, presented their final projects. The...
December 17, 2012
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(by Jessica Guzman-Rea) My Social Work 200 class—Social Issues/Social Action, funded by BreakingGround—focuses on civic engagement in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties in the...
December 10, 2012
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(by Brandon Tilghman)
Last week, Jeff Cullen shared his story of getting involved in sexual assault prevention through the non-profit group Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR). I’m writing now to ask for your help in moving...
December 7, 2012
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(by Greg Rosenthal) When you hear the phrase "poor person," what image comes to mind? What would happen if you challenged that image? ... (continue reading).
December 6, 2012
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(by Beverly Bickel) How do we from the university respect the particular experiences and hopes of people in communities? ... (continue reading)
December 5, 2012
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(by Dinah Winnick)
The community event our students have been working toward all semester is coming this weekend and everyone’s invited... (continue reading)
November 30, 2012
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(by Jeff Cullen) When I was earning my Masters degree umpthnrumpthteen years ago, I received tuition remission in exchange for working as a graduate hall director in a building of 210...
November 28, 2012
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(by Lindsey Loeper) Since I am an archivist, many people would assume that my job is almost entirely focused on the past: what UMBC was like in the distant past, and how the place looked, and...
November 27, 2012
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(by Dinah Winnick) As a member of the BreakingGround team, I was so proud to spot this fabulous article on UMBC's BreakingGround-funded course Mapping Baybrook in the Maryland Gazette. It...
November 21, 2012
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(by Alan Kreizenbeck) From October 16 until October 20, the Theatre Department presented 3D: Diversity, Disparity, and Dialogue in the lobby, large rehearsal room, and proscenium theatre of...
November 18, 2012
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