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From UMBC News and Magazine

Living Her Values

Kate Tracy, M.A. ’01, Ph.D. ’03, psychology, holds many titles—newest among them is special advisor to the senior vice chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs of the University System of...

Posted: October 12, 2021, 8:42 PM

Photo Essay: Celebrating Campus Sustainers

While the pandemic required most of our community to adjust to virtual life constrained at home, other Retrievers worked tirelessly on campus to keep UMBC running. For those operating in-person,...

Posted: August 24, 2021, 8:45 PM

Vaccine Victories

UMBC students and staff have shown their resilience in myriad ways during the pandemic, but maybe nothing showcases the Retriever spirit more than the volunteer hours put in to assist in the...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 3:08 PM

Caring for Each Other—and Ourselves

This week, Erin Weeks will graduate from UMBC with a degree in biology, a minor in psychology, and her mind set on the next steps of her career. She will also be closing out one of the most...

Posted: May 19, 2021, 3:07 PM

We Have 2021 Vision

We knew this before 2020, but can see even more clearly now, that Retrievers don’t shy away from hard tasks—we’re a community defined by grit. Students continue to redefine success, through...

Posted: December 18, 2020, 9:16 PM

A Semester Like No Other

The first half of UMBC’s academic year may have looked different from years past, but Retriever pride remained steady as the community pulled together to make the best of a challenging situation...

Posted: December 16, 2020, 6:53 PM

Call & Response

In a recent essay, UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski notes, “In difficult times, we come to know who we are.” Never has that been more true than this year or at this point in our nation’s history....

Posted: December 8, 2020, 1:56 PM

Research Under the Same Roof

Sitting together, side-by-side in a video call, it’s easy to see the familial resemblance between Susan Sonnenschein, professor, Applied Developmental Psychology, and Elyse Grossman, M.P.P. ’08,...

Posted: September 4, 2020, 4:23 PM

Building Community, Block By Block

Pets, playlists, and pausing for reflection—these are a few elements that go into intentionally creating online communities and classrooms.  Fist-pumping, finger snaps, and words of...

Posted: July 6, 2020, 6:21 PM