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WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show hosted a panel discussion on February 9 on charter schools vs. traditional public schools, school closings, school funding, and the future of education. Kimberly...

Wednesday, March 4 | 7:00 p.m. There is a Crack in Everything: That’s How the Light Gets in* (*from Anthem by Leonard Cohen) Michael Rakowitz, Professor, Art Theory & Practice, Northwestern...

Wednesday, March 4 | 4:00 p.m. Janet Shibley Hyde, Evjue-Bascom Professor & Helen Thompson Woolley Professor of Psychology and Gender & Women’s Studies and Director at the Center for...

The Business Journals released their 2015 list of top U.S. public colleges today, ranking UMBC at No. 78. The list identifies public universities and colleges that offer the best educational...

Asian Studies Lecture and Book Signing Tuesday, March 3 | 7:00 p.m. Suki Kim, Award-Winning Journalist Albin O. Kuhn Library 7th Floor  In this talk, Suki Kim, an award-winning journalist,...

Interior, Fort Morgan, Battle Site Mobile Bay, Alabama 2003 Silver gelatin print Tuesday, February 24 | 4:00 p.m. William Earle Williams, Audrey A. and John L. Dusseau Professor in the...

Here at UMBC, we take pride in what our alums accomplish after graduation. Take a moment to see which Retrievers have been on the move and making news! Last week, Joseph T. Jones ’06, social...

On February 3 Ellen Hemmerly, executive director, of bwtech@UMBC spoke with AHA Business Radio. She talked about her career path, the economic impact of bwtech@UMBC on the Baltimore metropolitan...

Arthur Johnson, provost emeritus and political science, penned an article in The Faculty Voice about how UMBC’s Walter Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program contributes to the public good. The...

Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with Robert Bennett ‘12, Ancient Studies and History, about his work as the executive...