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Baltimore City hometown recruits shine bright
The Best of Baltimore Grant, a UMBC initiative started in fall 2025, is changing how students from Baltimore City imagine college: not as a distant possibility overshadowed by debt, but as a...
Posted: June 23, 2026, 4:18 PM
The Class of 2026 found communities to help tackle big challenges
If you surveyed UMBC’s Class of 2026 and generated a word cloud, the word “community” would instantly dominate the screen. You might be tempted to dismiss it as a buzzword until you see how many...
Posted: June 23, 2026, 2:41 PM
Thyme to grow—UMBC’s Little Seed Library starts spreading its roots
Each plant, whether a small wild buttercup or a massive oak tree, starts out as seed—packed with potential to grow well beyond its original size. By this logic, The Garden’s new Little Seed...
Posted: June 22, 2026, 11:41 AM
Office Hours—President Sheares Ashby talks with a graduating senior about rootedness and change
Manav Narendra’s story has been shaped by constant motion. A math and computer science double major, who graduated from UMBC this spring, Narendra grew up moving frequently between India and the...
Posted: June 17, 2026, 2:49 PM
How to make a (really) strong magnet
Magnets often attract curious minds. Einstein told of his profound sense of hidden order after witnessing the invisible forces of the Earth’s magnetic field guide the needle of a compass. For...
Posted: June 15, 2026, 2:54 PM
Plot twist— Michelle Corpora ’03 took a nonlinear path to becoming NYT bestselling author
It was around five o’clock on a Wednesday in May, and Michelle Jabès Corpora ’03, English and theatre, was on her sofa watching her favorite British murder mystery on TV. It had been a long shot...
Posted: June 1, 2026, 8:39 AM
Meet a Retriever—Hailey Turney, M.A. ’21, a COEIT academic advisor who’s found a trusted team to rely on
Hailey Turney, M.A. ’21, first came to UMBC as a student pursuing an academic passion in the text, technologies, and literature program. She connected right away with faculty and other community...
Posted: May 29, 2026, 2:22 PM
A place where kindness grows
Ten minutes south of True Grits, food is also being prepared for the local community. It’s 8:30 on a Wednesday morning in the parking lot of Arbutus United Methodist Church. To the right of the...
Posted: May 15, 2026, 12:41 PM
Diving into a new sport
Kaleb Cave’s story is unique among almost all collegiate swimming and diving athletes: When he started college, he was not a strong swimmer. He is, however, the youngest person ever to...
Posted: May 8, 2026, 2:10 PM