By Gregory Malveaux, Collegewide Coordinator, Study Abroad; Professor of English, Montgomery College A Rude Awakening As college-wide coordinator of Montgomery College Study Abroad, I approached the spring 2020 semester with enthusiasm about the implementation of coming short term abroad programs (one to three weeks in length), including a program to Japan. Despite reports of a […]
By Professor Jennifer Lee, English, Rockville At the close of this difficult semester, as we all take a moment to breathe, recover, and look forward to another semester that begins in the remote classroom, we are all engaging in the work of learning or fine tuning our technological capabilities and reevaluating the merits of the […]
By Emily Rosado, Professor of English, Montgomery College As a young college student in the 1990s, I was browsing through the clothing racks of Bloomingdale’s one day when I overheard a conversation between two employees who were roughly around my age. The mention of Jennifer Lopez perked my ears because at the time (and perhaps […]
By Dr. Caroline F. Toscano Caroline Toscano is Professional Development Director at Montgomery College. Her doctorate is in Educational Psychology and MA is in TESOL from the University of Minnesota. Her academic interests include microaggressions, equity, diversity and inclusion, with a particular interest in invisible disabilities. I used to teach international graduate students at the University […]
A Note from the Editors: This article and video is the first of many we hope will highlight how Montgomery College faculty, staff, and administration are recognizing and responding to the impact of food insecurity and homelessness on student success. Are you doing something in classroom, in your department or office, in your area of […]
The Raptor Tank was established with the goal of providing Montgomery College students funding to support business ideas for new or existing business ventures. The competition emphasizes student empowerment as part of the Macklin Business Institute’™s (MBI) experiential learning initiative. Students lead and implement the program throughout the year with faculty advisement. Notably, students generate […]
On Saturday, March 4, 2017, ELITE and Montgomery College Innovation Works sponsored a mini-conference, “Creating Success-Relying on Failure.” The focus was on shifting our beliefs about failure. The event touched on several important themes: the power of stories- the stories we tell ourselves and the stories we tell about others; the connection between growth mindset […]
Is learning art or science? With advances in technology and learning sciences, we have the opportunity to understand how people learn better than ever before. However, the question of whether learning is an art or if it can be scientifically facilitated or, if it is both, is before us. Is learning a product of belief? […]
“The Science and Application of Team Neurodynamics” Does brain-imaging provide us with any special insights into the mystery of high-functioning teams? Can we get members of the team to operate “on the same wavelength,” and perhaps more importantly, is that even what makes for a high-functioning team? Join us for this special presentation March 9th, […]
Dr. Pollard and Montgomery College Innovation Works (MCIW) will host a forum on the link between diversity and innovation on February 16, 2016. The forum will be an engaging discussion of how diversity makes us smarter, more capable, and more cognitively complex. Dr. Pollard will welcome “Unlocking the Potential of Diversity” – Dr. Oscar Holmes, IV, Assistant Professor […]
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“The Flap of a Butterfly Wing”: From Incarceration to College Access
By Sharon Anthony, Elizabeth Benton, Schai Schairer, Jarvis Slacks In August 2021, then-president of Montgomery College, Dr. DeRionne Pollard recommended that several deans meet with Ms. Schai Schairer, a graduate of Montgomery College who had started a nonprofit organization that focused on working with incarcerated women at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women (MCIW). By […]
Math and Art in Islamic Geometric Patterns: Creating and Teaching in Collaboration
By Rebin Muhammad, Ph.D. In first grade when I was in Iraq, I took my first art class. Given that my parents weren’t well-educated, and my dad was embroiled in the Iran-Iraq war, art had never been a part of our home life. I do not recall that we ever had colored pencils while I […]
With Time to Listen, a Montgomery College Professor Finds New Voice
By Esther Schwartz-McKinzie, Ph.D. I offer this advice for my colleagues who are eligible to apply for a sabbatical project at Montgomery College but have not done so yet: Ask yourself where you need to grow and do it. Sabbaticals create opportunities for personal expansion and self-challenge that are unique among the professions. I have […]
Some Departing Thoughts: On the Privilege and Responsibility of Inclusive Teaching
By Professor Tuere Marshall, Professor of English, retired As I retire this summer from my faculty position in the English department, reflections on my teaching career are flooding in. The seed for teaching was first planted during those twelve years of my early education when my teachers up through high school were nuns of the […]
“Foster My Skill Set as a Faculty Member of Color: Faculty Representation at Community College”
By Dr. Elizabeth Benton, Acting Dean of English and Reading, Dr. Rodney Redmond, Interim Provost, College of Southern Maryland, Professor Jarvis Slacks, Program Manager, Professor Ellwood Johnson, McMFI Intern, Professor Jermaine Jones, McMFI Intern, and Professor William Martin, McMFI Intern In 2018, the Montgomery College English and Reading Area established an internship to increase the […]
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