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Finding “true success” by supporting younger students
Favour Nwagugo Degree: B.S., Biological Sciences Hometown: Capitol Heights, MD Plans: National Cancer Institute postbac program “Every time I look at where I am, I always try to look...
Posted: May 17, 2022, 2:42 PM
Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic names UMBC’s Rehman Liaqat, human rights advocate, a 2022-23 Civic Fellow
Rehman Liaqat ’22, political science, has received the inaugural Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic (CCMA) Civic Fellowship. He is one of 13 students chosen from institutions across Maryland, Delaware,...
Posted: May 11, 2022, 9:02 AM
UMBC leaders and community support congressional resolution for national racial healing work
The fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing is on Tuesday, January 19. The goal of the day is to promote racial healing and equity across the United States through collective action. UMBC...
Posted: January 15, 2021, 7:09 PM
UMBC’s Eric Ford, Choice Program director, leads Maryland group supporting youth development
Eric Ford, director of The Choice Program at UMBC, has been appointed to serve as chair of Maryland’s State Advisory Group (SAG), a part of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and...
Posted: July 2, 2020, 3:28 PM
UMBC’s Denise Meringolo continues Baltimore Uprising public history project through Whiting Fellowship
Denise Meringolo was teaching her graduate-level Introduction to Public History course in the spring of 2015 when Freddie Gray died in police custody and city residents responded with protest,...
Posted: March 9, 2018, 10:28 PM
UMBC selected for national initiative to prepare the next generation of social justice leaders
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has selected UMBC as one of 10 institutions nationwide to participate in a bold, new initiative designed to “educate, prepare, and...
Posted: August 17, 2017, 8:41 PM
UMBC receives Collaborative Opportunity Grant to launch college access program with Baltimore City high schools
The Choice Program at UMBC has received a $50,000 Collaborative Opportunity Grant to launch The Path Before Me, an initiative designed to increase the number of Baltimore City Public School...
Posted: June 6, 2017, 2:24 PM
Baltimore Stories final event focuses on listening to communities, strengthening coalitions
On December 3rd, more than 100 humanities scholars, cultural organizers, educators, and students convened at UMBC to discuss their efforts over the past year to amplify the voices of Baltimore...
Posted: December 8, 2016, 4:47 PM
Alumni Awards highlight profound impact, drive, and commitment of UMBC alumni and faculty
The UMBC community gathered in the Linehan Concert Hall on October 6 for a moving ceremony to honor the profound impacts and achievements of nine outstanding Retrievers at the 2016 UMBC Alumni...
Posted: October 14, 2016, 8:36 PM
Community Law in Action honors LaMar Davis, director of The Choice Program, as a 2016 Baltimore Inspiring Voice
Each year, Community Law in Action (CLIA), an organization dedicated to cultivating the leadership skills of Baltimore youth, honors a select group of individuals who create positive social change...
Posted: June 15, 2016, 8:28 PM