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Your Two Cents

Category: Noteworthy

Your Two Cents
The University of Baltimore Magazine welcomes letters to the editor. Send us your thoughts on an article or an issue in general by email at or at the Office of Alumni Relations, University of Baltimore, 1130 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. You can also leave a comment at the bottom of the page. Letters received may be published in a future issue of the magazine.

Thank you for the wonderful article about Betsy Diamant-Cohen [“Librarian on the Loose,” summer 2011], a librarian par excellence. It isn’t very often that we see articles about librarians and their contributions. She is truly an asset to the University of Baltimore.

I graduated from U of B in 1969 and also became a librarian, with my degree also from Rutgers University. I retired three years ago after serving as the psychology librarian for Princeton University for the past 25 years. Previous to that position, I worked in several medical libraries, including the medical library of Baltimore City Hospitals (now [Johns] Hopkins Bayview [Medical Center]) the entire four years I attended the U of B, and several years afterward.

Being a librarian was an exciting and rewarding career. I saw many changes in the field. In the ’60s I would be asked to compile bibliographic searches in Medline which took several hours, if not days. In the ’90s, I was able to compile better, more comprehensive searches in less than one minute. Then the advent of end-user searching and now electronic journals and books. The field is always changing and librarians are always challenged to stay on top of the technology. Librarianship is a very rewarding career!

Thank you,
Mary (Moscato) Chaikin, B.A. ’69
Psychology Librarian Emeritus, Princeton University


Hello,

I am a 1967 graduate of the Baltimore College of Commerce, which closed and subsequently became a part of the University of Baltimore. Unless I have missed it, however, I have never seen an article in your magazine reflecting that association or highlighting those from BCC who have gone on to interesting careers.

It would be nice to feel as though we really are a part of the University.

Sincerely,
Marvin E. Edwards, B.S. ’67

Editor’s note: We’d love to include more content about the Baltimore College of Commerce, Marvin, and we invite you and other alumni to contact us with story ideas and additional information.


Dear Editor,

I enjoyed the latest edition of [the University of Baltimore] Magazine. I found the articles very interesting and informative and the layout very attractive.

You offered the reader a chance to comment, however, and I am taking the opportunity to air a pet peeve.

We receive the magazine because my husband is an alumnus—he graduated many, many years ago. As a senior citizen, I want to point out that it is difficult to read light print on light paper, as on page 8 [“Notable Quotables,” summer 2011]. Also, the green boxes on pages 33-34 [“Class Notes”].

This may seem like a “picky” criticism to you and you may choose to ignore it, but I am happy for the chance to vent.

Matilda Falck

Editor’s note: Thank you so much for your feedback, Matilda. We’ve made an effort in this issue to be more conscientious about our type color choices, and hopefully all of our articles are easy to read.


Greetings.

I read with delight your lead article, “Snapshot: New Law Center Underway” in your winter 2010/11 magazine. The photograph on the second and third pages took me back a long, long time.

I was fortunate to be elected to president of the student body in 1954-55. As such, I was privy to many meetings with Dr. Wilson, who was president of UB.

“Doc,” [as] we affectionately called [him], was hopeful of securing, as a donation, the northwest corner of Mount Royal Avenue and [North] Charles Street. The property was held by a car dealership.

While that hope was not realized during his tenure, so much has been since. In my capacity, I had many meetings with Doc and I assure you that he, wherever he is, is beyond proud to see how his U of B has grown and succeeded.

In that, I take pride in joining him.

Cordially,

Lee Rudolph, B.S. ’57

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Honoring a Decade Gone By

Honoring a Decade Gone By

UB commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks through an honors course, 9/11: Ten Years Later.

Meet a Faculty Member: David E. Johnson

Meet a Faculty Member: David E. Johnson

Take one look and you can probably guess what David Johnson does in his spare time between Thanksgiving and Dec. 24.

Meet a Student: Janet Harrison

Meet a Student: Janet Harrison

An evening law student is the first person ever to intern with the U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency applications clerk.

Notable Quotables

Notable Quotables

Who said that? Read on for inspiring, engaging and intriguing quotes heard in and around the UB community.

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