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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by: Megan Hanks Mastrola. Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace. …

Posted: July 11, 2022

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UMBC Again Named a “Great College to Work For”

To: The UMBC Community From: President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Philip Rous For the fifth consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education has named UMBC one of the best academic...

Posted: July 21, 2014, 8:40 PM

UMBC Recognized in New World University Rankings

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2014 global list recognizes UMBC as one of the top higher education institutions in the world. CWUR places UMBC in the top 2.3% of 22,000 colleges...

Posted: July 16, 2014, 5:53 PM

Dale Bittinger, Admissions, in The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun recently published an in-depth article on spring admissions policies at local universities, exploring them as a mechanism to expand access to higher education. Dale Bittinger,...

Posted: July 14, 2014, 3:54 PM

UMBC Named “Best Buy” by Fiske Guide to Colleges

The 2015 Fiske Guide to Colleges named UMBC as a “Best Buy” university. UMBC was one of only 22 public universities chosen for the list, which includes schools like University of North Carolina at...

Posted: July 9, 2014, 7:07 PM

The Baltimore Sun Highlights UMBC Honors College

The Baltimore Sun special section on education recently featured UMBC’s Honors College in an article on the rich educational experiences honors programs provide. The article discusses requirements...

Posted: July 8, 2014, 5:31 PM

UMBC Co-Hosts NIH Regional Seminar

Tina Stanger, Deborah Waters, Dean Drake, and Tim Sparklin UMBC joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Towson University in co-hosting the 2014 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and...

Posted: July 3, 2014, 7:11 PM

Advancing Excellence: The Foundations Work Group

While UMBC’s strategic planning will chart the future, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee is beginning its process with a realistic look at the foundations needed to support campus...

Posted: July 1, 2014, 7:01 PM