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“Appreciate the differences”: How study abroad shaped four UMBC student experiences
Many students come to UMBC with the goal of leaving the familiar behind to take on new challenges and gain a fresh perspective. Once they’re on campus, that’s also what inspires some Retrievers to...
Posted: May 20, 2019, 6:25 PM
UMBC Mock Trial takes 8th place at AMTA National Championship
UMBC Mock Trial has finished the most successful season in its eight-year history, placing eighth at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament in Philadelphia. This...
Posted: April 9, 2019, 6:43 PM
UMBC’s Maheen Haq receives 2019 Newman Civic Fellowship, affirming the importance of supporting local and global communities facing discrimination
Whether she’s in Jordan or Baltimore, UMBC’s Maheen Haq brings a deep sense of duty to her work with communities facing discrimination. Now, Haq ‘20, global studies and economics, a Sondheim...
Posted: March 20, 2019, 1:00 PM
UMBC grads ready to travel the world as Fulbright Scholars
Eight of UMBC’s explorers, dreamers, teachers, and thinkers will soon travel to countries across Europe and Asia as 2018 – 19 U.S. Fulbright Scholars. The grantees are all graduates of UMBC’s...
Posted: May 25, 2018, 5:46 PM
Newman Civic Fellow Sophia Lopresti to return to Indonesia as a Fulbright Scholar
Sophia Lopresti B.A., Global Studies Minor: Intercultural Communication Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Sterling, Virginia Plans: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Indonesia UMBC has...
Posted: April 15, 2018, 8:06 PM
Manisha Vepa pursues interest in East Asian affairs as Fulbright Scholar in South Korea
Manisha Vepa B.A., Economics and Global Studies Minor: Music Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland Plans: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, South Korea UMBC has afforded me...
Posted: April 15, 2018, 4:27 PM
Humanities Scholar and service leader Morgan Zepp will travel to Lithuania as a Fulbright Scholar
Morgan Zepp B.A., English; B.A., Global Studies Minor: Spanish and Writing Magna Cum Laude Hometown: Catonsville, Maryland Plans: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, Lithuania UMBC has...
Posted: April 15, 2018, 4:16 PM
Marc Schultz, world traveler, to return to China as a Fulbright research scholar
Marc Schultz B.S., Political Science and Global Studies Minor: Chinese Language and Culture Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Columbia, Maryland Plans: Fulbright researcher, China I have found...
Posted: April 15, 2018, 4:13 PM
Seven new UMBC grads to pursue Fulbright fellowships around the globe
Seven recent UMBC graduates will travel around the globe to teach and conduct research as Fulbright fellows for the 2017 – 18 academic year, setting a new record for the university. The UMBC...
Posted: June 12, 2017, 4:42 PM
Isabel Geisler, Reach Initiative founder, to pursue Ph.D. in sociology
Isabel Geisler B.A., Global Studies Cum Laude Hometown: Middletown, Maryland Plans: Ph.D., Northeastern University At UMBC no one has ever told me to temper my ambitions. It was here I...
Posted: May 13, 2017, 11:29 PM
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