Faculty Highlights January 2021
Prof. Cantora Talks Prison Education and the COVID Crisis in Corrections
Andrea Cantora, associate professor of criminal justice and director of The University of Baltimore's Second Chance College Program, lends her expertise to discussions on prison education and the COVID crisis within corrections.
Prof. Uzochukwu Accepted to Fulbright Specialist Program Roster
Kelechi Uzochukwu, assistant professor in The University of Baltimore’s School of Public and International Affairs, has been accepted to the Fulbright Specialist Program Roster for a tenure of four years.
Prof. Ross Receives The John Keith Irwin Distinguished Professor Award
Jeffrey Ian Ross, professor in The University of Baltimore's School of Criminal Justice, is the 2020 winner of The John Keith Irwin Distinguished Professor Award, awarded by the American Society of Criminology's Division of Convict Criminology.
Prof. Naylor Delivers NAPA Conference Talk on Her New Book on Social Equity and LGBTQ Rights
Lorenda Naylor, associate professor and director of the B.A. in Policy, Politics, and International Affairs program in The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs, discussed her new book, Social Equity and LGBTQ Rights: Dismantling Discrimination and Expanding Civil Rights, on Friday, Jan. 8, at the National Academy of Public Administration's (NAPA) Standing Panel on Social Equity and Governance.

According to its publisher, Routledge, Social Equity and LGBTQ Rights "demonstrates some of the ways in which LGBTQ citizens have been marginalized for their identity and argues that the field of public administration has a unique responsibility to prioritize social equity."