Let’s train UMD’s grad students how to communicate their research to the public
UMD should incorporate public engagement training into graduate curricula.
UMD’s mold response prizes what’s easy over what’s necessary
In early September, many University of Maryland students reported mold on their windows, air conditioning units and desks in Elkton Hall. The administrative response echoes…
Michael Sitrick did PR for Harvey Weinstein. Why did UMD give him a platform?
Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own. Last week, the University of Maryland’s journalism college invited public relations crisis expert Michael Sitrick…
From Anne Arundel County to the Supreme Court, our public officials are selfish
Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own. Definition 2b of “politician,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary — “often disparaging : a person primarily…
President Loh could have reformed UMD’s football program years ago. Why didn’t he?
Loh is acting like he cares more about his own reputation than athletes' safety.
Don’t make the legitimacy of sexual abuse a classroom debate
Professors should talk about Kavanaugh in class — but they need to do it right.
Everyone involved in the Kavanaugh hearings is an extravagantly bad person
The Kavanaugh hearings feature the worst assemblage of characters since ‘The Great Gatsby.’
D.C. can’t have affordable housing if it’s not paying living wages
D.C. officials need to listen to residents and workers, not business interests.
Ben Jealous shouldn’t put a gender quota on his cabinet
Don’t promise a cabinet full of women.