UMBC News and Magazine Headlines

UMBC’s 50th anniversary coincided with the release of Our UMBC: A Strategic Plan for Advancing Excellence. It is a road map for UMBC’s future in key areas including academic research and...

UMBC celebrates its 50 years in style Saturday, September 17, 2016 was a day to remember for any Retriever who made it to campus to join in the  biggest celebration of black and gold pride ever....

The 2016 Alumni Awards recipients were honored at the Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC. Learn more about our past award winners Ian Ralby ’02 Galina Madjaroff ’08 Joseph Jones ’06 Ruby Lu ’94 Thomas...

Sorority and fraternity memories shone out at the Grit & Greekness Event held at the Columbus Center on October 15, 2016.

Creative costumes were all the rage at the Golden Ball hosted by the Visual Arts program and its alumni on October 15, 2016.

The UMBC campus unites on Founders Day to take stock of the past and look boldly into the future. September 19, 2016 was the official anniversary of UMBC’s founding in 1966, and the university...

Tracing the Impact of UMBC – and its Alumni – After Five Decades In his Founders Day address, UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, made the case for UMBC’s vitality and influence as a...

A collection of vivid vignettes from UMBC’s founding. The Stoop Storytelling Series – created by Laura Wexler and Jessica Henkin – has become a fixture in Baltimore arts community, encouraging...

A gathering to honor UMBC founders provides insights in university history. The Roots of Greatness Luncheon, held September 17, celebrated the founding generation of students, faculty, and...

Scientists agree the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch defined by humans’ effects on the Earth, is upon us, but when did it begin? The Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) of the International...