Golden ID Program in the Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Sun lifestyle columnist Kevin Cowherd profiled Melvin Epstein, 81, who has completed 53 courses in the UMBC “Golden ID” program. The program allows Maryland residents 60 and older who are retired or working part time to take courses at a reduced cost. The column, “A College Student Evermore,” ran on May 21.
www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-to.cowherd21may21,0,300471.column
James Grubb, History, on WJZ-TV Ch. 13
WJZ-TV interviewed Professor of History James Grubb about the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to defrock Jerome F. Toohey Jr. Toohey admitted in November 2005 that he sexually abused a high school sophomore nearly 20 years ago while Toohey was chaplain at a Baltimore private school. The story aired May 20.
http://wjz.com/video/?id=39002@wjz.dayport.com
Jason Loviglio, Media and Communication Studies, in the Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun interviewed Jason Loviglio, director of the Media and Communication Studies program, regarding public radio station WEAA-FM’s decision to hire former WYPR-FM talk show host Marc Steiner and Steiner’s potential impact on WEAA’s ratings. The story, “Hiring Steiner Dovetails with Overall WEAA Plan,” ran on May 18.
www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.weaa18may18,0,2237521.story
Tom Schaller, Political Science, in the Baltimore Sun
Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller’s latest column for the Baltimore Sun addressed Barack Obama’s potential foreign policy approach and the notion Obama could be “the future ‘soft power’ president of the United States.” The column, “U.S. Needs ‘Soft Power’ Leader, and He Could Be Our Man,” ran on May 21.
www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.schaller21may21,0,5752532.column
Shriver Center, Lori Hardesty in the News
The greater Catonsville community has rallied to help a 23-year-old woman whose husband was murdered as she was preparing to give birth to her son. Staff, faculty and students at UMBC have been especially generous in responding to requests for support from Lori Hardesty, a program coordinator at the Shriver Center. On May 21, the Catonsville Times and WBAL-TV reported on the Center’s efforts.
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=351&NewsID=903867&CategoryID=8381&on=1
www.wbaltv.com/news/16354799/detail.html
