Maryland Governor Larry Hogan traveled to the Germantown Campus on February 28 to deliver the 2017 Economic Development Update for the state of Maryland. MC President DeRionne Pollard and Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce President Marilyn Balcombe also attended. In his 15-minute speech, the governor announced that Maryland had just been recognized as one of the […]
Professor Jean Freedman recently published the first full-length biography of music legend Peggy Seeger, entitled Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics. The book covers Seeger’s career in music as well as her lifelong advocacy for environmental and feminist causes. Professor Freedman earned a PhD in folklore from Indiana University and is author […]
On March 21, Dr. Pollard and Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart led the first in a series of three Community Conversations with Takoma Park and Silver Spring residents, students, and alumni about the College’s construction projects to replace or modernize existing buildings on the East Campus within Takoma Park. The next project slated for construction […]
Fox News’s “New Yorkers Working with Doctors Without Borders” featured Michelle Mays, MA, RN, BSN, and Montgomery Scholar ’02. Hechinger Report article, “Placement rates, other data colleges provide consumers are often alternative facts,” (March 22, 2017) included comments from Kevin Long, director of policy and planning, on collecting student data. WTOP featured student Constance Roberts […]
MCTV completed a 15-minute video for the MC community on how to prepare for an active shooter incident. The video features tips on the recommended A.L.I.C.E. response plan (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate). Hosted by Director of Public Safety and Emergency Management Shawn Harrison and featuring MCTV voice talent Michael Brown, the video was […]
Eighteen members of the Montgomery College community traveled to India during spring break as part of the Global Humanities Institute’s (GHI) “Seminars Abroad” initiative, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. They learned about India’s complex history and cultures, and forged academic partnerships with colleagues at OP Jindal Global University and Osmania University. “In […]
The MC Libraries launched a guide to educate students on spotting fake news articles: libguides.montgomerycollege.edu/fakenews. The guide introduces students to the concepts of fake news and information literacy. It provides guidance on identifying a fake story, links to watchdog websites, links to sources of valid news, a list of known sites that produce misleading or […]
Rolling Stone hails Eric Burdon as one of the 100 greatest voices of all time. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1994, Burdon has released nearly 50 records in those 50 years as front man for the British invasion band The Animals, War, and as a solo artist. Along with […]
“Women’s Work: Artists Impacting Social Change” exhibited in the Sarah Silberman Gallery in the Art Building in March. The exhibition featured work by women, femme, and nonbinary artists that deals with contemporary social issues. Among the works were blocks of The Monument Quilt, an ongoing collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. Photo […]
Artist-in-residence Amy Hughes Braden gave a talk on her work as a painter who likes to make work quickly and instinctually. Braden is a fan of bold color (especially neons), large scale, and cutting her paintings apart. She constantly reworks previously “finished” pieces. Her current work centers around women, freedom, and the relationship between the […]
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