 Debora Johnson-Ross - Cool Enough for School
This popular culture researcher examines how the African concept of “cool” has been transformed in American culture.
 Elizabeth van den Berg - The Play’s the Thing
Serious fun defines the scene in this award-winning theatre arts professor’s workshops.
 Robin Armstrong - Helping Students Speak the Same Tune
Dr. Armstrong’s innovative, Web-based tutorial teaches the language of music.
 Volker Franke - Examining Terrorism’s Tough Questions
Worst-case scenarios are a teaching tool for this national security studies expert.
 Skip Fennell - Makes Mathematics Add Up for Educators
As president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Dr. Fennell goes the distance to ensure that students everywhere have access to top-quality mathematics education.
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- Course explores global trade
- Duke professor to discuss race, culture of sports
- Alumna teaches softball in India
- Grad’s arresting performance on HBO’s 'Wire'
- Video storytellers capture life in Budapest
- German-American day draws nearly 900
- Football, field hockey weekend winners
- Return to the Hill for Families Weekend
When they visited Oct. 11 the New Windsor store “A Greater Gift,” 15 students in the course “Global Inequality and Social Change” learned how trading with poor countries can benefit some of the world’s most impoverished communities. » Full Story
Karla FC Holloway, professor of English, Law, and Women’s Studies as Duke University, will be the keynote speaker at McDaniel College’s Holloway Lecture, “BookMarks: Reading Race, Reading Sports, and Other Public Preoccupations,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 in McDaniel Lounge. The annual lecture is sponsored by the department of English. » Full Story
Jessica In Shil Lake ’06 plan to sending a care package to India. She didn’t expect to become part of it. » Full Story
Actor Dan Franko ’97 appears Oct. 29 as a hard-boiled cop on HBO’s critically acclaimed series, “The Wire.” As Officer Ginter, Franko takes the mayor on a tour of Baltimore and gives him ideas about how to clean up the city. » Full Story
Nine McDaniel students are roaming the capital of Hungary with their digital camcorders at the ready, exploring the city through the lens as part of Assistant Professor Jonathan Slade’s course “Documentary Production.” It is being taught for the first time at McDaniel Budapest this semester. » Full Story
More than 850 students from 20 Maryland high schools attended Oct. 17 the College’s 12th annual German American Day. Students participated in workshops about German culture, history and politics. They sampled German cheese, made their own marzipan sculptures, gingerbread hearts and paper silhouettes. They learned about Sigmund Freud and Mozart, and heard how one man survived the Holocaust. » Full Story
Green Terror football pulled out a second half win, while field hockey players earned a spot in the upcoming Centennial Conference (CC) tournament. Five Green Terror runners at the Gettysburg cross-country invitational finished with personal bests. Green terror lost in CC volleyball, women’s soccer and men’s soccer. » Full Story
Families of students will return to the Hill Nov. 3-5 for a weekend of fun and presentations about life and learning at McDaniel. For many, it’s the first chance to experience the campus and college environment that by now is a second home to their student. » Full Story
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Course explores global trade
Duke professor to discuss race, culture of sports
Alumna teaches softball in India
Grad’s arresting performance on HBO’s 'Wire'
Video storytellers capture life in Budapest
German-American day draws nearly 900
Football, field hockey weekend winners
Return to the Hill for Families Weekend
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