University of Maryland, Baltimore

The University of Maryland School of Nursing presents: Dean’s Distinguished Virginia Lee Franklin Lecture
Nickel and Dimed: On “Not” Getting by in America
Thursday, November 12, 2009
4-5:30 p.m.
Reception and book signing immediately following lecture.
Overview: Why are so many Americans chronically poor, even in times of ...overall prosperity? The self-comforting middle class myth has been that the poor have only themselves to blame, as if poverty were a bad lifestyle choice. Barbara Ehrenreich asserts that America's persistent poverty arises from the combination of low wages and high expenses. In her talk, Ehrenreich will highlight her recent work on the plight of the already-poor during our nation’s current recession. One response to the recession has been that more and more Americans have had to give up on health care. This poses a real challenge for health care professionals: What is one's professional responsibility when there is so little governmental or social support?
Speaker: Barbara Ehrenreich is a best-selling journalist, historian, and social commentator. The author of the million-copy best-seller Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America and the New York Times best-seller Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream, Ehrenreich has written a dozen other books that capture the struggles of hardworking Americans. Her newest book, Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, has just been released. A frequent contributor to Harper’s and The Nation, Ehrenreich has been a columnist at the New York Times and Time Magazine. In 2004, she received the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, given annually to an American who challenges the status quo “through distinctive, courageous, imaginative, and socially responsible work of significance.”
Location: University of Maryland School of Nursing
655 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Room 130
Registration fee: Free to all. Registration is required
Book signing will include the following titles:¨Nickel and Dimed: On “Not” Getting by in America - $14¨Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America - $23
Methods of payment include cash, check, and most major credit cards.
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From David J. Ramsay, D.M., D.Phil., PresidentUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore:
"I am pleased to announce that the exhibit, “12 Artists for the Medical School of Salerno,” currently on view at the Southern Management Corporation (SMC) Campus Center, will continue through Nov. 6. This 50-piece exhibit was commissioned t...o celebrate the relationship between the sister institutions of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Medical School of Salerno, Italy.
All bids will be considered for the remaining unsold pieces. A portion of the proceeds benefits the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research: http://celiaccenter.org/. Please make time to visit this outstanding collection displayed on the first and second floor of the SMC Campus Center [621 W. Lombard Street]."Read More

A collection of contemporary Italian artworks is coming to the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The exhibit is part of a celebration of UMB's Founders Week, and of the naming of Alessio Fasano, MD, director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Celiac Research, as UMB's 2009 Research Lecturer ...of the Year. http://www.oea.umaryland.edu/communications/news/?ViewStatus=FullArticle&articleDetail=7415Read More