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Meet a Retriever–Keisha Hale, M.A. ’20, Hurricane Katrina survivor, educator, researcher, and author
Meet Keisha Hale, M.A.’20, applied sociology. Keisha is an educator, researcher, and author. In 2025, she published We Weather the Storm: A Poetry Memoir of Survival and Healing, inspired by her...
Posted: July 15, 2026, 9:27 AM
Meet a Retriever—Hope Weisman ’14, M.A. ’18, transfer student advocate
Meet Hope Weisman ’14, psychology, M.A. ’18, applied sociology, a Transfer Academic Advocate and member of the UMBC community for 10 years and counting. As a transfer to UMBC herself, Hope has...
Posted: June 12, 2023, 5:08 PM
Connecting the Dots
Students come to UMBC for many reasons—to find community, to explore a passion, to make change in the world. Once they figure out the “why” that truly drives their interests, the Retriever...
Posted: November 30, 2022, 3:17 PM
Connecting the Dots
Students come to UMBC for many reasons—to find community, to explore a passion, to make change in the world. Once they figure out the “why” that truly drives their interests, the Retriever...
Posted: November 30, 2022, 3:17 PM
Alums in the News: Griner, VanDyke, Doyle, Cangialosi, Clements, and Arthurs
Here at UMBC, we take pride in what our alums accomplish after graduation. Take a moment to see which Retrievers have been on the move and making news! Former UMBC professor and alumna Anita...
Posted: November 22, 2014, 9:18 PM