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Congratulations to the newest crop of honorees in UMBC’s Athletic Hall of Fame! The inductees were welcomed into the HOF on February 4. To see a full list of Hall of Fame members from throughout...

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air, especially for Yogita Tailor ’05, M13, who just got engaged. Of course, every marriage proposal is special in its own way, but Tailor got an...

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program and Council of Majors present the 2012 Petrovich Lecture and Film Screening with director Richard Chisolm ’82, interdisciplinary studies. Chisolm will discuss...

At one point in her life, Sheila Williams ’11 was homeless and separated from her children. But scholarships for mature female students at UMBC – funded by the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation –...

Each year, the America East conference celebrates Black History Month by recognizing a Black faculty or staff member from each of the nine schools school in the conference.These features highlight...

Denis Provencher, associate professor of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, has been awarded a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship to the European Union. This...

Andrea Appleton at City Paper reviewed the MFA Imaging and Digital Arts Thesis Exhibition at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture in the publication’s February 8th issue, concluding with,...

UMBC political science professor Thomas Schaller’s latest Baltimore Sun column offers a primer on corporate tax policy. Although the top nominal corporate tax rate in the U.S. is 35%, the Wall...

The Interdisciplinary Studies Program and Council of Majors present the 2012 Petrovich Lecture and Film Screening with director Richard Chisolm ’82, interdisciplinary studies.  Chisolm will...

A Scrabble competition at UMBC on Saturday, February 4, featured students from surrounding schools and adult scrabble enthusiasts. Linda Oliva, an assistant professor of education and...