Professor Chris Curran, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy is quoted in The Altamont Enterprise newspaper article,

"Analysis: No quick fix for growing student poverty"

Thursday November 30, 2017

https://altamontenterprise.com/11302017/analysis-no-quick-fix-growing-student-poverty

On November 7, 2017, the UMBC Graduate School and family and friends celebrated the achievements of the most recent PhD candidates with a Doctoral Candidates Recognition Ceremony and Reception in the UC Ballroom.

Public Policy honorees included: Beth M. Arman, Cheryl A. Camillo, Timothy J. Galpin, Michelle L. Goddard, Matthew Kachura, and John M. Moeller

Congratulations to our candidates and their mentors for their success.

On October 21,  2017, Professor Tim Brenan spoke on a panel on the future of US antitrust policy at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Florence Competition Programme (FCP). His topic was highlighting questions to be addressed if antitrust is to pursue goals other than consumer benefits and costs savings that could result from increased completion. He was also named to be on the FCP advisory board.

Today, November 17, 2017, he is one of the presenters at a workshop in advanced regulatory economics held by the Center for Research in Regulated Industries (CRRI) in the Rutgers Business School. He will be speaking on the history of the "net neutrality" regulatory controversy at the Federal Communications Commission, and how Congress can reduce the controversy without specifying a solution by repealing outmoded provisions in prior legislation.  His work on this issue intensified from being FCC Chief Economist in 2017, when the FCC was considering net neutrality rules that the current FCC is proposing to rescind.  He has participated in the CRRI events for about 25 years and is one of its "Associate Center Faculty"

 The Graduate Student Association has announced the call for abstracts for the Graduate Research Conference to be held on campus on March 28, 2018 from 8 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.   The deadline to submit the abstract is Wednesday, December 20, 2017.   (www.gsa.umbc.edu/grc-abstracts)

Opportunities will be available at the GRC for graduate students to  present a poster, give a micro talk, or participate on a panel.

There will be three workshops to prepare students for their micro talks - the 3-minute thesis. The first of these is November 30, 11-1:30 in Commons 329. The other workshops are planned for Jan. 31 and Feb. 15. (Micro talk presenters at the GRC must attend all three of these workshops.)  Email your questions about the GRC to grc@umbc.edu.

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.