UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski talks about alumni leadership during the pandemic, UMBC’s Golden Commencement, and a symbol of hope in tough times.
Six Ways a Drop in International Students Could Set Back US Higher Education
UMBC’s international education expert foresees six major ways that the expected decline in international enrollment will change U.S. higher education and the economy.
Conversations that Matter
Karsonya “Dr. Kaye” Wise Whitehead, Ph.D. ’09, language, literacy, and culture has been an activist since she was a kid. Now, she’s using those skills to make a difference throughout Baltimore.
Baltimore Bonds
Current Retriever Sydney Fryer sat down for a chat with fellow Sondheim Scholar Alicia Wilson, vice president for Economic Development at Johns Hopkins University.
Spinster, Old Maid, or Self-Partnered–Why Words for Single Women Have Changed Through Time
Attitudes toward single women have repeatedly shifted – and part of that attitude shift is reflected in the names given to unwed women.
3 Global Conditions—and a Map—for Saving Nature and Using it Wisely
A team of scientists have developed a new world map highlighting three conditions of landscapes that will need to be approached differently if we are to succeed in conserving biodiversity.
What Is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim Holiday Inspires Millions
Muslims visit the shrines to observe the martyrdom day of Hussain. Shiite Muslims believe that Hussain was third in line of 12 divinely appointed spiritual and political successors.
What Nigerian cities can learn from the rest of the world
In the footsteps of rapid urban population growth, governments must enact better policies that focus on the improvement of existing communities rather than on their eradication.
Don’t ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security
“As someone who routinely analyzes threats, vulnerabilities and risks, I see the U.S. again falling prey to a decades-old problem, which the 9/11 Commission termed a ‘failure of imagination.'”
Convicts Are Returning to Farming—Anti-Immigrant Policies Are the Reason
Under lucrative arrangements, states are increasingly leasing prisoners to private corporations to harvest food for American consumers.