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Forward Progress Begins with Mentorship

Olumide Fagboyegun ’21, M29, biochemistry, is a recent UMBC graduate and a Meyerhoff Scholar. He will soon begin his Ph.D. in neuroscience at Harvard. Since graduating, he’s reflected on the...

Posted: July 16, 2021, 1:21 PM

Building an Inclusive Workforce—Rising Together

Since 2009, as part of its Alumni Awards celebration, the UMBC Alumni Association names one “Rising Star” recipient each year who exemplifies early career and professional achievement. Prior to...

Posted: July 9, 2021, 8:53 PM

Changing the Narrative—Ghazal Rahmanpanah ’08

Standing in the nearly empty expanse of Freedom Plaza, a block away from the White House and with the Capitol dome behind her, Ghazal Rahmanpanah ’08 is struck by the contrast of the demonstration...

Posted: June 30, 2021, 4:35 PM

The Show Must Go On

Dimmed lights, Twizzlers, and a big bowl of popcorn. Most of us may not have had the traditional movie theatre experience this year, but in living rooms across the country this year, many have...

Posted: June 10, 2021, 2:59 PM

Special Edition

Under normal circumstances, print news like UMBC’s student newspaper The Retriever binds the campus community together. College students reach for the paper because they know their friend wrote a...

Posted: June 9, 2021, 6:38 PM

Creating Technology that Protects Us—Rising Together

Since 2009, as part of its Alumni Awards celebration, the UMBC Alumni Association names one “Rising Star” recipient each year who exemplifies early career and professional achievement. In the...

Posted: June 8, 2021, 4:12 PM

Investing in Early Childhood Literacy

Helm, Roswell, and Izat in an undated photo. Louise Goodrich Izat ’70 and Donna Helm ’70 met their first week of classes in 1966. As French majors, they enjoyed many classes together with May...

Posted: June 3, 2021, 2:55 PM

Musical Roots

As children, Andy Stack and his older brother Dan listened to Miles Davis as they fell asleep each night in their Catonsville home. His brother had an affinity for Sketches of Spain on repeat, and...

Posted: June 2, 2021, 5:54 PM