Bob Cenname, MPP '08 takes over as Balt City Budget Director Master's in Public Policy and hard work pay off

Baltimore Deputy Budget Director, Bob Cenname, one of our Master of Public Policy 2008 graduates, in the urban policy concentration,  will move up to the position of Baltimore City Budget Director on Nov. 18, 2017.

Before joining the Baltimore Budget Office as the Deputy Budget Director, Bob was a Senior Financial Analyst at Proctor and Gamble Cosmetics Company.

]]> Baltimore Deputy Budget Director, Bob Cenname, one of our Master of Public Policy 2008 graduates, in the urban policy concentration,  will move up to the position of Baltimore City Budget... http://www.publicpolicy.umbc.edu Photo https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/e10001258c7bfeaf47500371ede56e87/6a05215a/news/000/071/972/b7aee80335268a4c2bc6bc5ba337b4e1/Bob Cenname.png?1510347479 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/71972/guest@my.umbc.edu/cf51022e40e42936fa7941a918fbdcc6/api/pixel School of Public Policy https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/publicpolicy https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/xsmall.png?1611346431 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/original.png?1611346431 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/xxlarge.png?1611346431 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/xlarge.png?1611346431 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/large.png?1611346431 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/medium.png?1611346431 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/small.png?1611346431 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/xsmall.png?1611346431 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/611/f2d10f708b2d69b2bfda21f03462d80b/xxsmall.png?1611346431 School of Public Policy 0 0 true Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:12:06 -0500 Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:48:47 -0500 Looking for an online SS course this winter? SOCY 201: Social Problems in America
Sociology 201:  Social Problems in America


Topics typically include race and ethnic conflict, crime and delinquency, population, and inequality.


Professor Maggie Knisley

January 2—January 26, 2018

Register now!

]]> Sociology 201:  Social Problems in America Topics typically include race and ethnic conflict, crime and delinquency, population, and inequality. Professor Maggie Knisley January... Flyer https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/0cf592d57d52bc5351c74e774ba255eb/6a05215b/news/000/071/967/a3ecc38635fffb4aefb0651b652c6627/SOCY 201 WINTER 2018 COURSE PROMOTION.pdf?1510344279 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/71967/guest@my.umbc.edu/6cb686b5ee9e3bb43ab038650bbeaa90/api/pixel Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/socy https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xsmall.png?1700597336 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/original.png?1700597336 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xxlarge.png?1700597336 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xlarge.png?1700597336 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/large.png?1700597336 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/medium.png?1700597336 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/small.png?1700597336 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xsmall.png?1700597336 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xxsmall.png?1700597336 Department of SOCY, ANTH, and HAPP https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/xxlarge.jpg?1510343569 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/xlarge.jpg?1510343569 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/large.jpg?1510343569 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/medium.jpg?1510343569 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/small.jpg?1510343569 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/xsmall.jpg?1510343569 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/071/967/1b751133c338dbcdea3f994535b45773/xxsmall.jpg?1510343569 2 0 true Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:05:03 -0500 Spring Course Offering: LLC 750.01
LLC 750.01: Identity as Cultural Practices

Enrollment is already available for this class. Please contact Dr. Bev Bickel for more information.


]]> LLC 750.01: Identity as Cultural Practices Enrollment is already available for this class. Please contact Dr. Bev Bickel for more information. Image https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/2dd62a90fd8ce0dc32a2a7fb8ca1d9d6/6a05215b/news/000/071/965/ec615d81761cddecefc011465ed6e3a2/LLC 750.01 Spr2018 Flyer.jpg?1510340135 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/71965/guest@my.umbc.edu/123d43e3fe74c16e70fbea79f48f8937/api/pixel Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/llc https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/original.jpg?1375383725 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/large.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/medium.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/small.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxsmall.png?1375383725 Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program 0 0 true Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:56:01 -0500 Spring Course Offering: LLC 750.02
LLC 750.02: Applied Statistical Analysis for Publishing in the Social Sciences.

Enrollment for the course is already available. Please contact Dr. Cedric Herring for more information.


]]> LLC 750.02: Applied Statistical Analysis for Publishing in the Social Sciences. Enrollment for the course is already available. Please contact Dr. Cedric Herring for more information. Image https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/753f62c83ff0cc7c8c2b92b05c157423/6a05215b/news/000/071/964/56ac9c76e0abcb1c69c370705e45993f/LLC 750.02 Spr2018 Flyer.jpg?1510339975 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/71964/guest@my.umbc.edu/f69e6cab66b36f7db7d3b8bd90b0d5bd/api/pixel Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/llc https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/original.jpg?1375383725 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/large.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/medium.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/small.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxsmall.png?1375383725 Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program 0 0 false Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:53:35 -0500 The Shinogle Award Lecture with Jennifer K. Smith Tuesday, November 28th 5-6:30 p.m.

The UMBC School of Public Policy presents

The Shinogle Award Lecture with Jennifer K. Smith

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 5:00-6:30 pm

Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery

Reception immediately following lecture


Please join UMBC faculty, students, staff, and guests for a presentation by Jennifer K. Smith, the recipient of the 2017 Judith A. Shinogle Memorial Award. Ms. Smith is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public Policy’s health policy track. She is currently a senior programmer at The Hilltop Institute at UMBC where she performs SAS programming in order to analyze large health care data sets for quality of care, outcome measurement studies and program assessment.  Her dissertation topic is an examination of the comparative effectiveness of asthma treatments in the Maryland Medicaid population.

 

Ms. Smith received a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a certificate of advanced study in bioethics and health policy from Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola Chicago Graduates School, and a B.S. in Mathematics from Wheaton College.

 

The family of Dr. Judith Shinogle established the Shinogle Award in her memory to provide support for doctoral students committed to health policy research. Dr. Shinogle had a distinguished and productive career as a health policy analyst and research scientist. At the time of her death, she was a senior research scientist with the UMBC Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Public Policy.

 

Please RSVP to Ms. Terry Aylsworth by November 21, 2017 (aylswort@umbc.edu).

]]> The UMBC School of Public Policy presents The Shinogle Award Lecture with Jennifer K. Smith Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 5:00-6:30 pm Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery Reception immediately... Flyer https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/6eb2d05a024873eb263f254828a9f91b/6a05215b/news/000/071/960/28b666d0bbf15152aca966add171113d/2017lectureinvite_Jen Smith_withphoto.docx?1510336396 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/71960/guest@my.umbc.edu/cc5f05b7fd6de8647a14c2a23643c818/api/pixel Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/socy https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xsmall.png?1700597336 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/original.png?1700597336 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xxlarge.png?1700597336 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xlarge.png?1700597336 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/large.png?1700597336 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/medium.png?1700597336 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/small.png?1700597336 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xsmall.png?1700597336 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/942/b31b6920f096faf37f1e50abdb0c0448/xxsmall.png?1700597336 Department of SOCY, ANTH, and HAPP 4 0 true Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:57:01 -0500 Baltimore Collegetown Underground JANUARY 12–15, 2018

Dive deep into your city.

Deepen your connection with the inspiring community where you live and study. Just 30 students will be selected to participate in Collegetown Underground; a four-day immersive opportunity to learn about Baltimore outside the classroom.
 

ART & SOUL 2018

Collegetown Underground Art & Soul will highlight the social and economic impact of art on communities. Students will learn about opportunities and challenges faced by artists in Baltimore, explore the history of arts and culture in the city, and connect with cultural institutions and communuty leaders in Baltimore's art world.

Who Should Apply?

  • Civic-minded students who want to learn more about Baltimore's issues and opportunities
  • Baltimore Collegetown Network undergraduate and graduate students from any major or program
  • Those able to commit to the program dates

COST: $100 to cover meals and lodging. 

Learn more about the program, the four-day schedule, and how to apply by visiting our website and Tumblr!
Apply Today!
Questions? Contact Kirsten Brinlee, Assistant Director, Baltimore Collegetown Network.
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The Department of Africana Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County welcomes panel, paper, and poster presentations that will contribute to a better understanding of the complexity of women and gender in the Nigeria-Biafra War.
 
The civil war that broke out in Nigeria on July 6, 1967 between the seceded Eastern Region, which adopted the Republic of Biafra as its name, and the rest of the country, often called the Nigeria-Biafra War, is regarded as a watershed in African continental affairs and global order. It came at enormous human and material costs, carried implications for ethno-nationalist movements and political stability in Africa, and unleashed a wave of humanitarianism in postcolonial conflict. As a phenomenon, warfare is usually preconceived as an exclusive male preserve, a sporting exploit for displaying masculine virility or winning local/national honor, and even women’s admiration. Nearly fifty years after the Nigeria-Biafra War ended in January 1970, the complex experiences of Nigerian and foreign women affected by the conflict have yet to be told and adequately recorded. There has been no conference focused on the role of women in the war or how the conflict affected them, a void which demands to be filled. This international conference is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war and to highlight the cost of the conflict on Nigerian women, their participation in the hostilities, and their contributions to the survival of families, communities and the country. 
 
Fictional and nonfictional accounts of the war, especially those written by men, often peripheralize or stereotypically represent women as passive spectators or helpless victims of the armed conflict. Such works tend to promote a form of heroism drawn directly from the involvement of men just as they highlight and exaggerate women’s moral laxity and sensationalize their marital infidelities.  These narratives obscure the fact that women and girls disproportionately experience sexual violence in war times. The valiant and gallant ways women carried out old and new responsibilities occasioned by the war have often been minimized or even ignored. Thus, this international conference serves as an important platform to present and discuss women as embodiment of vulnerabilities and agency, active participants and survivors, who demonstrated remarkable resilience and initiative, waging war on all fronts in the face of precarious conditions and scarcities, and maximizing opportunities occasioned by the hostilities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE ATTACHMENT. 
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Voices of a People's History: Public Read Out

Today on the UC steps (near Starbucks) the Humanities Scholars will be staging a Public Read Out of Voices of a Peoples History of the U.S.  (These are students in a class Dr. Bev Bickel is co-teaching with Dr. Joby Taylor, Director, Shriver Peaceworker Fellows).

They’ll be performing readings from a collection of powerful, but often left out, Voices from across U.S. history…These are individuals (representing communities) who spoke bravely from the midst of their struggle for peace, justice, and equality in the history of our country. They are all wonderful examples of public intellectuals!

The public read will start at 11:30 am. If you are on campus, stretch your legs and stop over for some or all of the Read Out!

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HR 1, i.e., the proposed tax bill currently under consideration in the federal House of Representatives, contains provisions which would have an extremely negative impact on higher education. The bill would in particular have a large impact on graduate students.

The most concerning provisions which have come to light are the restructuring of the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the repeal of the Lifetime Learning Credit, the repeal of the Student Loan Interest Deduction, and the new taxability of tuition waivers. To make certain this last provision is clearly stated, the bill would make tuition waivers taxable income.

For a UMBC student this tax bill would, for a full time graduate assistant taking 9 credits per semester, result in a net increase in taxes paid per year of about $1,000. Students at more expensive institutions would face an even more drastic outlook.

The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) has organized a "Call Congrees Day" to make these issues heard. Due to the timeline of this bill, that day is today, November 8th. Linked here is the relevant webpage on the NAGPS website (http://nagps.org/call-congress-day-tax-cut-jobs-act/). And here is a page of other resources the GSA has gathered in this subject: insert new page here.

We encourage you to voice any concerns you may have with this bill to your federal representatives today. A collective voice is stronger than an individual voice. Together we can make it clear that these provisions are unacceptable, that they are counterproductive to economic growth, and more importantly would be a major burden on an already extremely financially burdened population.

More information: https://www.wired.com/story/grad-students-are-freaking-out-about-the-gops-tax-plan-they-should-be/?mbid=nl_110817_daily_list1_p1
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We want to congratulate the LLC students who recently obtained their doctoral candidacy. These students were recognized yesterday in the ceremony offered by the UMBC graduate school.

These are the new doctoral candidates and their mentors:

Deanna Cerquetti. Dr. Christine Mallinson, Mentor.

May F. Chung. Dr. Sarah Shin, Mentor; Dr. Christine Mallinson, Co-Mentor.

Teresa D. Daniell. Dr. Christine Mallinson, Mentor; Dr. Thania Muñoz, Co-Mentor.

Steven L. Dashiell. Dr. Bryce Peake, Mentor; Dr. Carole McCann, Co-Mentor.

Landry F. Digeon. Dr. Ed Larkey, Mentor; Dr. Craig Saper, Co-Mentor

Heidi Jo Faust. Dr. Bev Bickel, Mentor. Dr. Joan Shin, Co-Mentor.

Jiselle Providence. Dr. Bev Bickel, Mentor; Dr. Derek Musgrove, Co-Mentor. 

Erin L. G. Roth. Dr. J. Kevin Eckert, Mentor.

Jaclyn Stone. Dr. Christine Mallinson, Mentor; Dr. Bambi Chapin, Co-Mentor.

Eva Wright. Dr. Craig Saper, Mentor.


Congratulations to our colleagues and friends, and also to their families.



From left to right: Dr. Cristine Mallinson, May Chung, Deanna Cerquetti, Steven Dashiell, Dr. Thania Muñoz, Teresa Daniell, Dr. Cedric Herring, Dr. Bev Bickel, Heidi Faust, Dr. Bryce Peake, Dr. Ed Larkey, Jacki Stone, Dr. Bambi Chapin, Landry Digeon

Thanks to May Chung and Sherella Cupid for sharing this image.
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