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Maia Turman Cooke ’26—English and political science double major, McNair Scholar, and Choice Program workforce and education advocate
With support from faculty, staff, and her peers, Maia Turman Cooke ’26, English and political science, not only thrived in her double major but also challenged herself by joining the McNair...
Posted: May 17, 2026, 9:53 PM
Vunnathi Ankem ’26—finding community and her place at UMBC
For Vunnathi Ankem, psychology, the UMBC experience has been defined by one word: community. As an resident assistant, a researcher, and a multifaceted student leader, she has spent her four years...
Posted: May 12, 2026, 1:24 PM
Meet a Retriever—Anjayooluwa Adegboyo ’25, Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year
Meet track and field student athlete Anjayooluwa “Jayo” Adegboyo ’25, biochemistry and molecular biology, who was named the 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year by Diverse: Issues...
Posted: September 26, 2025, 11:31 AM
UMBC’s 2023-2024 Fulbright Student Program recipients announced
This year, the U.S. Fulbright Student Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program, has awarded nine UMBC students and alumni top research and teaching placements in...
Posted: July 22, 2023, 1:43 AM
Future engineer helps local students see the possibilities in STEM
Micah Thorpe Degree: B.S., Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Germantown, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D., mechanical engineering, University of Michigan “My mom is a teacher at a Title I...
Posted: May 17, 2022, 3:49 PM
First-generation grad reflects on the power of seeing potential, giving support
Kaitlynn Lilly Degree: B.S., Mathematics and Physics Hometown: Severna Park, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in applied mathematics, University of Washington “As a first-generation college...
Posted: May 17, 2022, 3:16 PM
Computer science grad carries forward UMBC’s positive energy
Gabby Khan Degree: B.S., Computer Science (Game Development track) Hometown: Olney, MD Plans: Computer scientist, T. Rowe Price “I see how much drive and passion students have, and it...
Posted: May 12, 2022, 5:06 PM
UMBC’s Haleemat Adekoya receives prestigious Truman Scholarship for education advocacy
Haleemat Adekoya ‘23, political science, received a surprise phone call last Tuesday morning. On the line were both UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Valerie Sheares Ashby, who just one day...
Posted: April 14, 2022, 11:36 AM
UMBC’s Farah Helal, longtime student advocate, is named USM student regent
“Educators genuinely want what is best for their students,” says Farah Helal ’24, the newly appointed 2022 University System of Maryland (USM) student regent. “Student representatives provide...
Posted: April 5, 2022, 1:17 PM
UMBC Marshall Scholar Joshua Slaughter seeks to advance equity in personalized medicine
Joshua Slaughter ‘22, M30, has received the Marshall Scholarship, becoming the second student in UMBC history and the first in 29 years to be selected for the prestigious award. Slaughter is one...
Posted: December 13, 2021, 3:03 PM
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