In the News

Marian April Glebes, Imaging and Digital Arts, the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun profiled Marian April Glebes, who has found dynamic ways to combine gardening with art. She is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in the imaging and digital arts program. The question-and-answer interview, “Armed With Seeds,” ran Sunday, April 26.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.profile26apr26,0,5214500.story
President Hrabowski in The New York Times
The achievement gap between white and minority students has not narrowed in recent years despite the focus of a federal law on improving the scores of African-Americans and Hispanics, according to results of a prominent federal test, The New York Times reported. “Where we see the gap narrowing, that’s because there’s been an emphasis on supplemental education, on after-school programs that encourage students to read more and do more math problems,” President Hrabowski said. “Where there are programs that encourage that additional work, students of color do the work and their performance improves and the gap narrows.” The story, “‘No Child’ Law is Not Closing a Racial Gap,” ran Tuesday, April 28.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/education/29scores.html?_r=2&emc=eta1
Brian Maguire, Emergency Health Services, in the News
Brian Maguire, clinical associate professor of emergency health services, discussed how communities can prepare for and react to outbreaks of Swine Flu in the U.S. He was interviewed by WJZ-TV Channel 13 Tuesday, April 28, and Baltimore’s Fox-45 TV Wednesday, April 29.
http://wjz.com/video/?cid=5

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in SpliceToday.com
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller discussed what Americans are getting wrong in the country’s cultural discourse about socialism. He offered his opinions in a question-and-answer interview with SpliceToday.com. The piece, “Interview: Thomas Schaller,” ran Thursday, April 30.
http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/interview-thomas-schaller
UMBC Theater in the Baltimore City Paper
The Baltimore City Paper reviewed the UMBC theatre department performance of Metamorphoses. “UMBC’s theater program puts on a performance that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the area’s professional theaters. Here’s hoping that some of UMBC’s finest stay in the Baltimore area after graduation,” the review said. The piece, “The Myth Element,” ran Wednesday, April 29.
http://citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=17958
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/newsroom/index.shtml