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Bruce Goldfarb ’85, Emergency Health Services, intends to challenge the newly-copyrighted word “Hon,” according to the Baltimore Sun. The Catonsville writer, who runs WelcometoBaltimoreHon.Com,...

Although she spent her younger years in sub-Saharan Africa, alumna Lola Akinmade ’99, ’02 likes the cold. In fact, at the moment, the information systems/geography major is living in Sweden....

Three of UMBC’s most entrepreneurial alumni brought their expertise to the table as judges in UMBC’s annual Idea Competition, sponsored by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and was part...

Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell ’02, Ph.D., Language, Literacy and Culture, was featured in a Baltimore Sun article about proposed redistricting of Fort Meade-area...

According to a story in the Baltimore Business Journal, three UMBC alumni have been appointed to positions on the executive team of Kevin Kamenetz, who will be sworn in as Baltimore County...

Read “A Mission to Transform Baltimore’s Beaten Schools,” featuring Baltimore principal Edward E. Cozzolino ’73, English:...

“Ace of Cakes” fans who are disappointed about the TV reality show’s cancellation can take heart in knowing that star baker Duff Goldman is expanding a recently launched line of baking and...

Stephen M. Marz MA ’94, history, is the new director of the Delaware Public Archives. A certified archivist, Stephen earned his undergraduate degree from Monmouth University, and later an MSW from...

Welcome to this archive of UMBC Alumni stories. Use the search bar to the right to find alumni by grad year, major type, and more. We hope you enjoy reading about fellow Retrievers. If you have...

For many students, it takes more than brilliant professors, hours of study, and supportive classmates to succeed in college. Often, a gesture as simple as a book scholarship, or a conversation...