by Jasir Qiydaar Attending the Imagining America National Conference was an excellent experience. Doing so allowed me to connect with like-minded individuals, who came from a variety of...
October 26, 2015
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by Rachel Backert What does Imagining America want, really? I certainly heard directors, presenters, and attendees alike energetically reference “democratic engagement” during the conference....
October 16, 2015
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by Shawntay Stocks I wanted to sing the praises of America Celebrate the beauty of her Yet, my heart laid heavy with grievance And I could not just celebrate and dance My critical mind...
October 15, 2015
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"The next step is not merely to imagine, but to imagineer."
by Lee Boot A week after the conference ended, I'm still working to imagine a "we" that has real agency for addressing the challenges we face not only in higher education, or Baltimore City,...
October 14, 2015
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to Imagining America, hosted by UMBC in Baltimore
We have a unique opportunity to attend a national conference put on by UMBC and Imagining America: "America Will Be! The Art and Power of 'Weaving Our We'" on service, social change, the public...
September 18, 2015
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Students, faculty & staff: Applying is easy & help provided.
by Beverly Bickel and Sara Leidner UMBC faculty, staff and students can apply for BreakingGround grants of up to $2,000 to support courses and projects that develop civic agency. Thanks to...
September 14, 2015
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Lessons from the Kinetic Sculpture Project
by Steven McAlpine Earlier this summer, the UMBC Kinetic Sculpture Racing (KSR) team completed a challenging fifteen mile race through Baltimore with their entry, the Kraken Upcycle. In order...
September 8, 2015
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UMBC is Hosting National Meeting in Baltimore
In October, UMBC will host the 2015 national conference of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, where scholars, artists, designers, cultural workers and community activists will...
August 31, 2015
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by Nicole King Kate Drabinski (GWST) and I have used The Baltimore Book: New Views on Local History in our classes for years and realized that nearing twenty-five years in print this...
August 24, 2015
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by Craig Berger How would higher education look if it adopted an agentic approach to its work? How might students’ experiences change, and what might it be like to work in this new...
July 13, 2015
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