The “Lost and Found” archive is a space for people to memorialize what could have been – and to record what can now emerge, in its absence.
Curating COVID-19
At times of momentous change, many take solace in creating — and the UMBC is no exception, adding to a long history of pandemic-inspired work.
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.
The Power of Music
When junior Etai Fuchs heard about the economic devastation COVID-19 was wreaking on the music industry, he knew he was in a position to help.
How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains
An infectious diseases doctor shares safety guidelines for dealing with deceased loved ones and the reasons why, from a scientific perspective.
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic
Stories like The Decameron give us a window into medieval life during the Black Death – and how some of the same fissures opened up between the rich and the poor.
Alumni Business Q&A: Interrobang Theatre Company
Kiirstn Pagan ’11, theatre, talks about what it takes to manage a theatre company, and how maintaining their connections to UMBC has helped keep them strong.
Perspective: An American Artist in Italy
While fulfilling her dream of studying language, MFA alumna Leah Michaels witnessed the first days of COVID-19’s brutal strike of Italy.
Jovan James ’13 Breaks Through at Sundance
This January, James ’13, visual arts, presented their short film Buck at Sundance to an appreciative crowd.
Chronicling history’s unsung heroes – Kristina Gaddy ’09
KR Gaddy’s new book tells the true account of the Edelweiss Pirates, German teenagers who resisted the Nazi regime with acts from playing forbidden music to disseminating anti-Nazi flyers.