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MCS Alumni Elliot Talbert-Goldstein with Data & Marketing

New Up & Coming MCS Class & Professor

By: Elena Kim   The MCS department has very exciting updates for the upcoming fall semester. Not only will there be a new elective, MCS 370: Data in Marketing, but the MCS department will also...

Posted: August 4, 2022, 2:15 PM

Faculty Highlight: Dr. Patton

By Elisabeth Chen Dr. Elizabeth Patton, who teaches MCS 399: Methods in Media and Communication Studies (the class the precedes MCS 499, the capstone seminar), is an Associate Professor for...

Posted: June 16, 2022, 11:09 AM

Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with Jamyla Krempel

Prof. Krempel talks podcasting & radio history in Baltimore

by Jordan Lomax  Photo credit: Jamyla Krempel I recently got to sit down with Jamyla Krempel, an Adjunct Instructor in the MCS Department. She teaches MCS 366: Podcasting, and works as a...

Posted: June 1, 2022, 4:57 PM

MCS Fall '22 Electives

By Joy Au Still looking for an elective next fall? From media theory to marketing, MCS has a wide selection of courses that will equip you well with media literacy and communication skill sets...

Posted: May 11, 2022, 2:06 PM

MCS Student Spotlight: Grace Bundy, ‘22

Bundy reflects on her internship, MCS, and post-grad plans

by Jordan Lomax  Photo by Amisha Mathur As someone who has always been interested in content creation, senior MCS major Grace Bundy knew that MCS would help her reach her goals. She started...

Posted: May 3, 2022, 4:17 PM

MCS and Beyond: Anjali DasSarma

MCS Alumni Profile

Anjali DasSarma graduated from UMBC in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Studies with a minor in Journalism and is now pursuing her Master’s in American Studies at Brown...

Posted: April 29, 2022, 11:02 AM

MCS Major Alexandra Hulett

Student Feature

By: Elena Kim Photo credit: Jared Lyles Can you share a little about yourself and a fun fact about you?  Hi, my name is Alex! I’m 30 years old and originally from Miami, FL. Fun fact...

Posted: April 29, 2022, 10:53 AM

MCSCOM: Connect, Engage, Grow

By: Elisabeth Chen Have you ever wanted to be more connected with those within the Media & Communication Studies major? There is a bit more to MCS than what you see in the classroom. The MCS...

Posted: April 14, 2022, 10:52 AM

Get to Know Our Alumni - Jacquelyn (Jackie) Nguyen

Graduated: Spring 2021

By: Melissa Pham Photo Credit: Brian Nguyen I recently had the opportunity to interview one of our MCS recent graduates, Jacquelyn (Jackie) Nguyen. Jackie is currently a Communication and...

Posted: April 14, 2022, 10:24 AM