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Tools and Technology Take Higher Education Back to the Future
Events
April 23, 2014
By 2025, higher education has transformed itself back to the future, to a time of the earliest philosophers of education when learning was self-paced, guided by mentors or coaches, and assessed by how well students had mastered essential competencies, rather than by the credentials they have earned.
UMUC Contributing To Stem Goals In Maryland
Faculty
April 23, 2014
In a live video chat with Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, UMUC students, faculty and administrators focused attention on the governor’s goal of increasing the number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) graduates from the state’s colleges and universities.
University Of Maryland University College Alumni Association Hosts Forum On Entrepreneurship Thursday, April 17
Events Alumni Success
April 14, 2014
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Alumni Association is hosting a panel of experts who will discuss the nuts and bolts of being an entrepreneur.
Bob Ludwig
Faculty Art Exhibition Showcases Printmaking
Arts
April 14, 2014
This annual exhibition celebrates the talents of UMUC and University System of Maryland faculty members and teaching artists, along with special guest artists.
Doctoral Candidates Put The Scholar-Practitioner Model To The Test
Commencement
April 11, 2014
The six University of Maryland University College doctoral candidates who presented their dissertation work in a recent poster session at Adelphi, were engaging in a time-honored rite of passage for students earning degrees from research-based institutions that place a premium on scholarship.
New Center Aims To Answer Learning Questions
March 27, 2014
Experienced teachers, cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists and other researchers already know a great deal about how humans learn, according to UMUC Provost Marie A. Cini.
The Kalb Report: 45 Words A Conversation With U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia And Ruth Bader Ginsburg On The First Amendment
Press Releases
March 26, 2014
One sentence, just 45 words in length, proclaims and promises the freedoms that define American democracy. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition one’s government.
Bob Ludwig
UMUC And Jiffy Lube: Creating Pathways From Training To Degrees
Press Releases
March 05, 2014
Jiffy Lube International ranked first in Training Magazine’s 2014 Training Top 125, thanks in part to its partnership with University of Maryland University College (UMUC).
Bob Ludwig
Kalb Talks Freedom With Pulitzer-prize Winning Columnist Thomas L. Friedman
February 25, 2014
In a wide-ranging discussion of freedom vs. security with host Marvin Kalb Monday, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman came down on the side of freedom for the most part.
Noted Author Discusses Racial Equality in America
Events
February 18, 2014
The fact that the United States has an African American head of state reflects significant progress in the nation’s efforts to achieve racial harmony, but Barack Obama’s presence in the White House should not be taken as a sign that America has overcome its painful legacy of discrimination and exploitation based on skin color, author Bruce Jacobs told a UMUC audience Feb. 18.
Representative Steny Hoyer Visits UMUC
Faculty
February 12, 2014
Maryland Representative Steny Hoyer visited UMUC recently, touring the Academic Center at Largo and meeting with students and staff, including President Javier Miyares and Provost Marie Cini.
Bob Ludwig
UMUC's Ben Heise Finished Third In National Cyber League Competition
Press Releases
February 11, 2014
Ben Heise, a junior majoring in computer networks and security at University of Maryland University College (UMUC), recently finished third nationally in the National Cyber League’s (NCL) fall 2013 individual competition.
Bob Ludwig
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