Interviewed in Big Ten Network: LiveBIG
The Big Ten Network interviewed me last week about my books, interests, and disability advocacy. BTN.com is a website that features alumni […]
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Profiled in Terp alumni magazine
It’s an honor to be profiled in my alma mater’s alumni magazine Terp. Reporter Sala Levin interviewed me about why I write, […]
Read moreGiving back to the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House
This year I served as the initial judge/reader in poetry for the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Literary Prize contest. Thank you, Johnna Schmidt, for […]
Read moreThe power of writers as activists
The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, her experiences teaching abroad in France, going to grad school […]
Read moreUsing parallax to discuss college athletic spending
Athletic Spending in ACC and Big Ten For my final CNS project, I wanted to learn parallax. Parallax is the difference between […]
Read moreMy poems are published!
I’m now a published poet! Two of my poems were published in this year’s issue of Stylus and one won First Place in […]
Read moreDesigning “a decade of scribblers”
This year I was hard at work as the Social Media Manager for the Writers’ House. One of my projects this semester […]
Read moreThe importance of place
Chimamanda Adichie tells true, personal stories By Marlena Chertock She tries to tell the Nigerian story, her Nigerian story, through fearless honesty. […]
Read moreFood Recovery Network Multimedia Project
History of the Food Recovery Network View a timeline of FRN’s history here. Food banks around College Park These are food banks around the University […]
Read moreChanging careers for the love of poetry
Once a civil engineer, Zein El-Amine made a career switch 5 years ago By Marlena Chertock First published in The Writers’ Bloc. […]
Read moreWriters’ House preparing for 10-year anniversary
By Marlena Chertock, Online Editor of The Writers’ Bloc You may have seen it posted in Dorchester hallways. Or on the door to […]
Read moreUndergrounduates MC wins at Circles13
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. A crowd of about 100 sat in bleachers, circled around three male students […]
Read moreProfessor to embark on archaeology adventure
Summer study abroad course to take students on dig in Israel By Marlena Chertock Sunday, March 25, 2012 Published first in The […]
Read moreAlumnus hosts bilingual open mic to eliminate borders
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Diamondback. Before the Jan. 15 Borderlines open mic even started, Henry Mills chose random audience members to […]
Read moreNew group on campus works to edit, publish students’ writing
By Marlena Chertock Published first in The Writers’ Bloc. If you walk into Jimenez 1215 on Wednesday nights, you will be covered in […]
Read moreLetter to the Editor
Marlena Chertock Published in the Nov. 4 edition of The Diamondback. In response to the Oct. 31 staff editorial, “Occupational hazard,” permission […]
Read moreUniversity of Maryland Stamp Director Guenzler-Stevens wins Women of Distinction award for work mentoring young females
Marlena Chertock June 3, 2011 First published in The Diamondback. STAMP director Marsha Guenzler-Stevens strives to be a bug of encouragement in […]
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