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Student Profile: Adedamilola Olateru-Olagbegi

By: Alexandra Hulett Photo Credit: Adedamilola Olateru-Olagbegi What year are you in at UMBC? This is my last year as a college student. I will graduate next year, so I'm a senior now....

Posted: November 22, 2022, 3:07 PM

Student Highlight: Theo Reinert

MCSCOM president Theo Reinert talks clubs, research, & more!

By: Sophia Possidente Photo Credit: Sophia Possidente Theo Reinert is a senior at UMBC and the current president of the Media and Communication Studies Counsel of Majors, also known as...

Posted: November 21, 2022, 1:52 PM

15 Minutes of Shame Discussion

Please consider joining us for a panel discussion on the documentary 15 Minutes of Shame, which focuses on public shaming, cyber-bullying, and cancel culture.  The event is Wednesday, 10/26,...

Posted: October 26, 2022, 10:57 AM

Faculty Highlight: Dr. Fan Yang

Read our Q&A with Dr. Yang, an Associate Professor of MCS!

By: Sophia Possidente Photo Credit: Marlayna Demond Dr. Fan Yang is an Associate Professor in UMBC’s Media and Communication Studies department and a faculty affiliate in the Asian Studies...

Posted: October 20, 2022, 3:17 PM

Faculty Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Jason Loviglio

Dr. Loviglio shares about MCS history, his new book, & more

By: Ava Sekowski Photo Credit: Marlayna Demond and Routledge Have you ever wondered who was the first Media and Communications Studies professor? Or who started the major at UMBC? Well you...

Posted: October 13, 2022, 10:47 AM

Stefanie Mavronis, '12, named Alumni Rising Star

Stefanie Mavronis is the chief of staff for the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. She will be honored by the Alumni Association at a ceremony on October 27th.

Posted: September 12, 2022, 2:07 PM

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