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Résumés in hand, 2,000+ hopeful and prepared Retrievers attend the 2024 Career Fair
On a perfect 55-degree sunny February day, hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students across all colleges stood in a line that began at the RAC and wrapped its way to Sherman Hall. Instead of...
Posted: February 15, 2024, 4:23 PM
Putting the principles of education to work
There are some people who you meet, and it’s obvious: They’re natural leaders—seemingly born to the role. Derek Anderson ’03, interdisciplinary studies, is one of those people. He went right...
Posted: August 15, 2023, 1:19 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
Legends of Excellence 2017: Dr. Willie Lamousé-Smith, Professor Emeritus and Former Chair of Africana Studies
Hosted every five years by the UMBC Chapter of Black and Latino Alumni (CBLA), the Legends of Excellence Awards Brunch honors the achievements and contributions of faculty and staff who have made...
Posted: April 27, 2017, 1:00 PM