UMBC’s profile in “The Best 387 Colleges” highlights the university’s academic strengths and supportive community spirit. At UMBC, says one student, “they provide you with the tools, people, and resources to make sure you get where you want to go in life.” Continue Reading Princeton Review highlights UMBC as a university that “wants every student to succeed” “I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who so powerfully inspires excellence,” USM Chancellor Jay Perman says of Pres. Freeman Hrabowski. “And that’s exactly what his legacy is—a commitment to inclusive excellence that lives on in UMBC, its students, faculty, staff, and alumni.” Continue Reading UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski to retire in spring 2022 after three decades of transformational leadership Every day UMBC faculty are hard at work testing antivirals in the lab, untangling the impacts of healthcare policy, and processing satellite data on Earth’s atmosphere. They are developing best practices for K-12 teaching, remediating water contaminants, and exploring how actors express intimacy on stage. But how can journalists, students, or the general public learn who these faculty are and what they study? And how can faculty connect with each other for innovative research collaborations? Anyone seeking UMBC experts can now find them through a new online tool that makes searches fast and easy. Continue Reading UMBC launches Faculty Expert Search tool to connect scholars with the public and each other Today, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) announced UMBC as its newest member. The pioneering consortium of public research universities boosts student success through sharing and scaling approaches that work. UMBC and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) are the first two universities selected to join the network since its founding in 2014. Continue Reading UMBC joins the University Innovation Alliance, a national consortium moving the dial on student success “We are excited to be able to return to offering a fully immersive on-campus experience this fall,” says Yvette Mozie-Ross, vice provost. “These experiences help to enrich the academic and social life at UMBC for many of our students.” Continue Reading UMBC announces return to vibrant on-campus community for Fall 2021 In the latest national U.S. News Graduate School rankings, UMBC has top-100 programs in public affairs and several engineering fields. Engineering is one of a few areas where rankings also reflect the opinions of professionals who hire or work with new graduates. Continue Reading UMBC celebrates U.S. News Best Grad School rankings in engineering, public affairs A new report from the Chronicle of Higher Education features UMBC’s peer-based work to boost faculty diversity. For decades, UMBC’s strong reputation for inclusive excellence has focused on student diversity. The new UMBC case study in “Diversifying Our Campus: Key Insights and Models for Change” expands that conversation. Continue Reading Chronicle features UMBC as a leading voice on the future of higher ed “We put our students first,” says Anita Komlodi, graduate program director. “We designed our program both for working IT professionals and career changers wishing to transition into IT careers.” Continue Reading U.S. News names UMBC’s online master’s in information systems one of the nation’s best This award honors Ireland’s years mentoring and advocating for UMBC transfer students in information technology and engineering fields. It also brings greater visibility to UMBC’s transfer student population and to how the university can most effectively support their success. Continue Reading UMBC’s Danyelle Ireland is named a national Rising Star as champion for transfer students As UMBC faculty prepare for spring, they are reflecting on lessons learned from a primarily online fall 2020 semester. In UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT), this means honoring teaching fellows and teaching assistants for their role in making sure courses met student needs. Continue Reading UMBC students help create richer online courses for peers in engineering and computing fields “UMBC continues to perform well on the international stage,” says David Di Maria, associate vice provost for international education. He notes, “The cross-border collaborations and contributions of our faculty, students, and staff position UMBC shoulder to shoulder amongst the top universities in the world.” Continue Reading Shoulder to shoulder: U.S. News again names UMBC one of the Best Global Universities The ranking describes itself as “designed to put graduate success and student learning at its heart.” Across key areas measured, UMBC performs particularly well in student engagement and campus environment. Continue Reading Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education name UMBC a top university, excelling in student engagement
Princeton Review highlights UMBC as a university that “wants every student to succeed”
UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski to retire in spring 2022 after three decades of transformational leadership
UMBC launches Faculty Expert Search tool to connect scholars with the public and each other
UMBC joins the University Innovation Alliance, a national consortium moving the dial on student success
UMBC announces return to vibrant on-campus community for Fall 2021
UMBC celebrates U.S. News Best Grad School rankings in engineering, public affairs
Chronicle features UMBC as a leading voice on the future of higher ed
U.S. News names UMBC’s online master’s in information systems one of the nation’s best
UMBC’s Danyelle Ireland is named a national Rising Star as champion for transfer students
UMBC students help create richer online courses for peers in engineering and computing fields
Shoulder to shoulder: U.S. News again names UMBC one of the Best Global Universities
Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education name UMBC a top university, excelling in student engagement
