***Repost from the Department of Undergraduate Research***

Decriminalizing (and Re-Humanizing) the ‘Squeegee Kid’

Sydney Fryer
Mentor: Dena Aufseeser, Geography and Environmental Systems

Squeegee Kids are young people between the ages of 10-25 that clean windshields in Baltimore city for a small fee. Their informal but infamous work has been seen as entrepreneurial, hazardous, or criminal over the years. This project uses discourse analysis to analyze and understand the dangerous rhetoric often used to describe these young people and the historical racism that has led to this rhetoric. It also seeks to allow these young people a chance to redefine themselves through a series of interviews. This is all in the hope that, through a more humanizing approach to understanding these ‘Squeegee Kids’, their work, and the reason for it, there can be a more humane discussion around their place in Baltimore city.

This work was funded, in part, through an Undergraduate Research Award from the UMBC Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, and a Social Science Undergraduate Research Award from the Center for Social Science Scholarship.

https://umbc.voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/17403608

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The Global Longevity Economy and the Critical Role of Entrepreneurs

May 5, 2021   4 p.m. ET

40 @ 4 Webinar Series

The Global Longevity Economy and the Critical Role of Entrepreneurs

In this 40 @ 4 webinar, Dr. Zhang will discuss entrepreneurship among older individuals based on her multiple research studies funded by the Kauffman Foundation. In her talk, she will examine the age-entrepreneurship relationship that extends the occupational choice to eight entrepreneur types and four generational modification effects for the United State older population. Dr. Zhang will also present her new findings on digitization and older entrepreneurship. We are certain her presentation will produce exciting thoughts/discussion from the audience.

Speaker:

Ting Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, University of Baltimore

Associate Director, Jacob France Institute

Moderated by: Brittany Weinberg, MBA, MSG, Founder & CEO, BW Global Consulting, LLC

The Erickson School is thankful to the American Institute of Financial Gerontology (AIFG) for its sponsorship of the Spring 2021 40 @ 4 Webinar Series. For nearly two decades, AIFG has provided innovative curriculum to financial and non-financial professionals.

Reminder: Required use of FORMS-F application forms for application submission

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