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UMBC freshman forward Jordan Becker was named America East Conference Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for games ending August 28. Becker scored the lone goal as the Retrievers edged visiting...

What makes UMBC offerings in the arts and humanities unique? Why might you choose to attend a UMBC theatre performance, humanities forum lecture or arts exhibition? And, perhaps most important,...

Cristina Dalton ’12, Spanish, spent the summer at Greenbriar State park, where she translated common park announcements to Spanish and helped the multicultural patrons understand park rules. “I...

The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents “A Legacy of Love: Italian Memorial Sculpture.” Dramatic social, political and artistic changes swept across Italy in the 19th and early 20th centuries,...

Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice of English, will give a talk at the National Postal Museum on Sunday, October 8, at 1 p.m. The subject of his talk will be his book, “Orphans...

Jaimes Mayhew ’10, MFA in imaging and digital arts, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Iceland, where he will spend the next nine months working on a social practice art...

From Renetta Tull, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Development and Director, PROMISE Dear Colleagues, The Graduate School and the PROMISE Program are sponsoring more than 20 professional...

Lisa Drouillard, human resources, recently competed in the Rockville Economic Development’s StartRight business plan competition. The Washington Post covered the all-women’s competition and...

Just posted on Free Matthew VanDyke: “Great news! [Matthew VanDyke ’02] called from Tripoli a few minutes ago. The prison where he has been held has been “liberated” and he reports that he is safe...

We invite all faculty and staff to join President Hrabowski and Provost Rous in welcoming our new colleagues to the UMBC community. This interactive event is a great opportunity to connect and...