F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A federal school safety commission that formed after the Parkland, Florida,...
The next big discovery in astronomy?
The next big discovery in astronomy? Scientists probably found it years ago – but they don’t know it yet
My UMBC Commencement: “Black and Gold Runs in My Family”
Four years ago, I graduated from high school. I remember experiencing conflicting emotions, both the pride of academic achievement and the questions about where to...
To You – Letter From the Editor
Dear Retrievers,
The day after the men’s basketball team made history with their surprise win over UVA, I unglued myself from my laptop and headed to the grocery store to pick up an ice...
Distance – Terri McCubbin Steel ’12, English
With memories of her mother to guide her, a daughter rides the Atlantic coast to help cure cancer
Who Gets to be a Superhero? Representation and Comic Books
With the runaway success of Marvel's Black Panther movie, and the Women's Center's upcoming Knowledge Exchange about diversity in superhero media coming up this Thursday, we thought it might...
Cyber Ninja on Capitol Hill – Diana Parr ’85
What happens when you send a Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity expert to Capitol Hill for a year? Starting in January 2017, I had the opportunity to serve...
Back to School: The First Weeks
We attend school for different reasons -- or, more likely, a combination of reasons. When we go "back to school" later, those reasons often multiply or change.
This fall, I did the latter....
Wow Moments
Who inspired YOU most as a student at UMBC? We asked, and you answered! #UMBCwow
"Ilsa Lottes pulled me into Sociology, and Leslie Morgan...
Wild Card – Fall 2017
Henge
After a sculpture titled, Forum, by Thomas Sayre
Outside the glass wall
That separates us
From the cold and below,
Covered with an icing
Of melting...