Ryan Bloom, English, in the Washington Post
Ryan Bloom, an instructor in the English department, has published a translation of Albert Camus’ Notebooks 1951-1959. The Washington Post review of Bloom’s translation, “The ‘True Glory’ and ‘Overwhelming Pressure’ of Being Albert Camus,” appeared on May 10.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803023.html

President Hrabowski in the Baltimore Sun
A feature photo on the front of the Baltimore Sun “Maryland” section showed President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, at the 2008 undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. President Hrabowski was congratulating James “Jeeves” Murphy ’08 on receiving his bachelor’s degree. The photo essay, “Pomp, Circumstance, Picture for UMBC Grad,” appeared on May 23. (To date, the newspaper has not archived this photo. The Sun limits its archive database to photos that have appeared on www.baltimoresun.com.)

www.baltimoresun.com/bal-multimediasearch-page,0,4362270.htmlstory

Tom Schaller, Political Science, in Newsweek
In a question-and-answer interview with “Stumper,” the Newsweek magazine political blog, Associate Professor of Political Science Tom Schaller discussed 2008 presidential election strategies for the Democrats. The blog entry, “Expertinent: Can Obama Win Out West?” first was posted on May 28.

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/05/28/expertinent-the-southwest-passage.aspx

Brady Walker ’08 in the Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail
Brady Walker '08, political science, spoke at the graduation ceremonies for North Hagerstown High School in Hagerstown, Md. The Hagerstown Herald-Mail reported that Walker told the graduates, “Hold firm to being open to new things, your willingness to take risks, to being hungry for knowledge and experience, to being courageous and to remaining eager to see what the new day brings,” he said. The story, “North High Student Recognized for More Than 1,700 Service Hours,” ran on May 28.

www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=195076&format=html