Robert Deluty, Psychology, Publishes New Book of Poetry
Robert H. Deluty, director of the Clinical Psychology Program, has just published his 15th book, In Praise of the Commonplace. In his review, Ronald Pies of SUNY Upstate Medical Center writes, "Deluty knows it is the 'commonplace' that breaks our hearts, or lifts our spirits, in the most uncommon ways. Whether it is 'a child on chemo/taking a pair of scissors/ to her Barbie's hair' or the 'poor bald man/ offering a fast food shop/ ad space on his head,' Deluty shows us, as in his previous work, how the ordinary conceals the extraordinary. Once again, his short verses are diamonds of compressed wisdom, humor, and redemption."

Copies of In Praise of the Commonplace (as well as all of Deluty's other books) are on sale at the UMBC Bookstore.

Greene's Brilliant Effort at Vermont Earns UMBC Guard America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week Honors
UMBC junior guard Jay Greene was named America East Conference Player of the Week for games ending Feb. 3, 2008. It is Greene’s second honor of the year and the sixth honor by a Retriever player. The 5’8”, 165-lb. point guard scored a career high 26 points in UMBC’s 75-73 win at Vermont.
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