When was the last time you thanked a teacher? As morning bells begin to ring in a new school year, Brad Engel ’89, B.A. American studies, cert. secondary education, is doing his part to make sure...
November 3, 2010
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As the world reeled amid the latest terrorist attacks in London last month (July 2005), Vikki Valentine pushed her fears aside to do what she does best – tell it as she sees it. Even as the world...
November 3, 2010
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This time of the year, Linnyette Richardson-Hall’s phone never stops ringing. The brides – 22 of them this season, to be exact – call her about the important details of their weddings at all...
November 3, 2010
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Question: How do you surprise a guy whose job it is to see ahead into the financial future? Answer: Make him think he’s emcee for the night, then — quick! — pull a fast one and hand him the...
November 3, 2010
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If you’re ever in the position of having to choose teammates, pick Kathleen Warnock. Not only was she calm and collected in “the hot seat” on ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” she walked...
November 3, 2010
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Exploring New Territory UMBC organizes international contemporary music festival. Contemporary musicians from around the globe come to UMBC October 27-30 for Livewire, a festival of 21st...
October 25, 2010
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UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III takes your questions. Q. This past spring, the Baltimore Sun caused a bit of clamor on campus when an editorial celebrating the success of UMBC’s...
September 24, 2010
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How did you get through UMBC? Many UMBC alumni do it the hard way. Working day jobs (or the night shift) as they earn their degrees. They didn’t just thirst for knowledge; they broke a sweat to...
September 24, 2010
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CRIMSON ACCOLADE On a bright and sunny late May morning in Cambridge, MA, UMBC’s president Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, received one of the most prestigious awards offered in American higher...
September 24, 2010
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American Studies professor Kimberly Moffitt felt like a stranger when she moved to Baltimore. But her research on public attitudes about the gritty HBO crime drama brought the city closer to home....
September 24, 2010
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