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Randianne Leyshon '09

a man leads a fitness class in a gym
January 25, 2021

Retriever Educators Are Everywhere

A video series highlights alumni educators using their careers to encourage students, in the classroom, but also through less traditional avenues.

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December 2, 2020

How to Throw a Hammer

It’s widely accepted that you need to practice a skill for 10,000 hours before becoming an expert. Andrew Haberman has a different number in mind—20,000 throws.

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November 25, 2020

Meaningful Representation

Minner hopes the creation of an archive at UMBC will encourage more members of the Lumbee Tribe to dig into their past, while also finding pride in their present.

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Students cheer in Baltimore
October 2, 2020

Finish Line in Sight

Online classes have changed the game for a specific population—former students who paused their education are returning to complete their degrees.

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September 4, 2020

Research Under the Same Roof

COVID-19 allowed this mother/daughter research pair to see how their areas of expertise overlapped.

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Taco Bell Quaterly cartoon drawing, screenshot from their Twitter page
August 21, 2020

Creating a Literary Space for the ‘Nobodies’

A literary magazine with Taco Bell as it’s touchstone? It’s actually not as cheesy as it sounds.

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July 15, 2020

President Hrabowski Awarded Medal for Career Advancing Diversity, Inclusion

President Freeman Hrabowski’s powerful personal story is well known in the UMBC community. At the age of 12, seeking equal access to a quality education, he marched with...

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July 8, 2020

Street Vendors Make Cities Livelier, Safer, and Fairer – Here’s Why They Belong on the Post-COVID-19 Urban Scene

Promoting street vending can generate employment, keep people safe, and create the vitality and comity that is the hallmark of livable humane cities.

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July 6, 2020

Building Community, Block By Block

Campus programs are finding creative ways to encourage connectedness online, relying on equal parts vulnerability and light-hearted fun as the foundational building blocks.

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April 24, 2020

Holding Down the Fort to Keep Students Connected

In the wake of so many life-defining activities suddenly curtailed, many other things continued nevertheless—namely the indomitable UMBC grit.

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