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Michael Hunt ’06, Ph.D. ’25, Outstanding Staff award winner, lifts up students and builds community
When Shaniah Reece ’23, information systems, now a Ph.D. student in computer science at Emory University, was navigating her academic journey at UMBC, there were times she felt like giving up. One...
Posted: October 28, 2025, 4:03 PM
Nardos Amanuel Kebede, second Retriever to receive the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship
On July 11th, the Regional English Language Office at the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa hosted an American student panel inside the embassy’s Satchmo Center. Led by American students Ophelia Murray,...
Posted: December 13, 2024, 4:37 PM
For 15 consecutive years, UMBC‘s faculty and staff shine in the Great Colleges to Work For survey
In the early hours of the morning, as the windows of Albin O. Kuhn Library begin to reflect the sunrise, UMBC’s faculty and staff are making sure all the campus needs—technology, buildings,...
Posted: October 17, 2024, 4:55 PM
Why We Love it Here
What gets you up and out the door each morning? And what makes a job more than a job—or even more than a career? For so many who make UMBC their professional home, the value goes way beyond a...
Posted: December 8, 2023, 9:06 AM
McNair Scholar reflects on the power of research mentorship and leadership through supporting others
Joana Hernandez Degree: B.S., Chemical Engineering Hometown: Hyattsville, MD Post-grad plans: Applying to biochemical engineering Ph.D. programs McNair Scholar Joana Hernandez is a...
Posted: May 8, 2023, 12:44 PM
Inclusion Imperative spotlights six years of innovation in community-engaged humanities research and teaching
UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities recently partnered with the National Humanities Alliance to host Inclusion and Public Humanities: A Convening, one of the culminating events in the final...
Posted: May 4, 2023, 2:30 PM
“Someone who understood my story”: First-gen grad on the value of mentorship
Victoria Joya Euceda Degree: B.A., Geography and Environmental Studies Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign McNair...
Posted: May 1, 2023, 1:49 PM
Finding a research path and helping others along the way
Sarah Turner Degree: B.A., Psychology Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in Business Administration, Drexel LeBow College of Business Sarah Turner, a McNair Scholar and...
Posted: April 26, 2023, 4:34 PM
Ocean exploration to environmental justice: UMBC students seize on unique summer opportunities
When COVID struck, students, families, and educators nationwide worried about the impact it would have on learning experiences and career opportunities. Throughout summer 2021, UMBC students have...
Posted: August 20, 2021, 3:09 PM
UMBC’s Jasmine Lee elevates diversity and inclusion work as director of new Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Jasmine A. Lee, director of inclusive excellence in UMBC’s Division of Student Affairs, is now also leading UMBC’s Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion and Belonging (i3B). The new i3B brings...
Posted: November 2, 2020, 9:44 PM
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