Dalya Luttwak’s life has been a journey of pulling up and putting down roots. As World War II started its sweep across Europe, Luttwak’s parents escaped Czechoslovakia and replanted themselves in Israel. She studied art history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and then metal art at Montgomery College. Professor Komelia Okim mentored her from […]
At 52, Debbie Dwyer’s law career is thriving, she’s immersed in social activism, and she aspires to be a judge. But she wants more. She wants to share with everyone what Montgomery College did for her—and what it can do for motivated students. Dwyer, a member of the Alumni Association’s Board of Governors, says, “I have strong […]
“Everybody wants to know where they fit into the bigger universe,” said Dr. Harold Williams, when asked why his Introduction to Astronomy class fills every semester and why thousands of Washington area residents visit the planetarium on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Williams’s Rockville Campus counterpart, Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald, also teaches to capacity crowds every […]
Welcome to the bold new classroom, where students attend lectures at home, and do their homework in class. “The days of lecturing are long gone,” said Dr. Michael Mills, the College’s director of distance education and learning and interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. “Students don’t respond to that. They’re coming to […]
Statistically, I shouldn’t even be here,” says Erwin Hesse ’08, leaning back in his desk chair at the University of Maryland’s Mitchell Building. He enrolled at Montgomery College with a 1.3 grade point average from Rockville High School and no money to pay for his education. His mother and father, only high school educated in […]
Inside the Humvee, Specialist Kirk Broglin gripped his M4 and waited. His squadron was performing a routine patrol in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when they spotted a suspicious white truck heading into town. Following protocol, the troops shouted, displayed their weapons overhead, and waited for a response. When they fired warning shots into the air, the truck halted. Broglin […]
What seven words strike fear into the heart of a parent? “I’m going to be a theater major.” College advice articles seem to confirm the bad news: “Most Useless College Majors” … “Worst College Majors for Your Career” … “The Best and Worst College Degrees for Your Money.” Do theater majors face a future pulling […]
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