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Graduating students share how unexpected paths and community support got them to where they needed to be
Avi Newman, who is graduating from UMBC this spring, knows all too well about learning to navigate unexpected detours beyond his control. Managing the compounding effects of COVID-19, meant...
Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:37 AM
UMBC, Maryland Matters host climate forum with top officials in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration
This week, UMBC and Maryland Matters hosted state officials in Governor Wes Moore’s administration for a community forum on Maryland’s plan to address concerns related to climate change and the...
Posted: May 12, 2023, 4:53 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
Rooted in Advocacy—Giese ’99 ensures federal programs meet community needs
Danielle Giese ’99, political science and Africana studies, remembers her first paychecks were hot and cheesy pizza lunches. They were the reward for volunteering at the Southern Maryland...
Posted: February 27, 2023, 3:52 PM
Inaugural UMBC Paw Poll reveals high levels of student civic engagement
During the November 2022 election, students in Ian Anson’s Public Opinion class had a unique opportunity to examine just how civically engaged UMBC students are, and they found the answers...
Posted: February 15, 2023, 3:50 PM
Hang Ten with New Friends
When UMBC’s volleyball team headed to the University of Southern California (USC) for a tournament, Athletics reached out and invited West Coast Retrievers to an LA happy hour before the game....
Posted: December 14, 2022, 3:37 PM
Centering Thriving Immigrant Voices in Immigration Research
UMBC faculty are leading interdisciplinary, community-engaged immigration research that is shifting the relationship between higher education institutions and immigrant communities. Their...
Posted: December 5, 2022, 3:44 PM
Meet a Retriever — Phil Shockley ’04, M.P.P. ’09
Meet UMBC Retriever Phil Shockley ’04, political science and information systems, M.P.P. ’09. As an undergraduate, he was Student Government Association president and took part in leadership roles...
Posted: November 17, 2022, 3:38 PM
Voting Is an Everyday Practice
Today, millions of college students across the country are voting. Other students are not voting—they might be discouraged that their voice can make a difference, uninformed about their voting...
Posted: November 8, 2022, 11:12 AM
Voting Is an Everyday Practice
Today, millions of college students across the country are voting. Other students are not voting—they might be discouraged that their voice can make a difference, uninformed about their voting...
Posted: November 8, 2022, 11:12 AM
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