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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 Chess, Baltimore Sun and Washington Times

The Baltimore Sun and the Washington Times covered the UMBC chess team this week as they competed in the 2012 President’s Cup. The team tied with the University of Texas at Dallas for second...

Posted: April 3, 2012, 6:07 PM

UMBC Shriver Center on WYPR

UMBC’s Shriver Center has partnered with College Gardens for 15 years to offer children in Southwest Baltimore tutoring, mentorship and supervised activities after school. This week, WYPR...

Posted: March 29, 2012, 4:51 PM

Services for LaMont Toliver

From Diane Lee, Dean of Undergraduate Education Thank you for your outpouring of compassion and support for the Meyerhoff Scholars Program since I shared the sad news about the passing of our...

Posted: March 2, 2012, 11:53 PM

U.S. Dept of Education Report Highlights UMBC’s Prove It!

The new U.S. Department of Education report “Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy” recognizes UMBC’s Prove It! as a unique initiative at the forefront the higher ed’s emerging...

Posted: January 19, 2012, 6:09 PM

Catie Collins ’12 in Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed reported that on Tuesday, January 10, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter joined other Obama administration officials and...

Posted: January 10, 2012, 9:59 PM