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“What is UMBC�’s special sauce?” �That’s what Susan Singer, director of the National Science Foundation’�s Division of Undergraduate Education, pondered aloud when she took the stage on September...

As guest editor of the spring 2014 issue of Peer Review, Patrice McDermott, vice provost for faculty affairs, coauthored an introductory essay that calls for greater inclusivity in science,...

On September 12, the first Provost’s Teaching and Learning Symposium took place at UMBC. The day showcased panels, poster presentations and a roundtable discussion that explored innovative...

Renetta Tull, Associate Vice Provost of Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, is seeking equity in STEM for all. Tull was recently the lead author on an article for peerReview...

Director of UMBC Upward Bound Corris Davis ’98, biology, and academic counselor Brittany Walker spoke to Capital News Service about how Upward Bound is changing to better serve low-income...

It was the middle of the night in November 2013, just after Typhoon Haiyan struck, when Sako Narita ’04, interdisciplinary studies (international emergency health services), received an urgent...

Amanda M. Knapp, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Standards and Policy Administration is featured in the Autumn 2014 issue of Buffalo Business Magazine. In the article, Knapp discusses her...

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three posts from Lexi, our summer intern here in the Alumni Communications office, about her experiences as a new-to-Baltimore student. Even...

On Thursday, September 11, Jim Bailey ’03 and ’08 M.A., history, spoke at the 9/11 Commemoration and Flag ceremony at Fort McHenry. Bailey, a park ranger at the fort, spoke about the moment that...

LaMar Davis, director of The Choice Program at UMBC, visited Midday with Dan Rodricks on September 11 to remember four Choice Program participants who were killed in Baltimore this year and...