Valerie Sheares Ashby selected as next leader of UMBC
Our community is pleased to welcome Dr. Sheares Ashby, currently dean of Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, as UMBC’s next president, starting August 2022.
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UMBC’s continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Visit covid19.umbc.edu for information on safety policies, responding to cases, and testing. Recent campus updates can be found here.
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Our UMBC community is committed to helping you achieve excellence as a student and beyond. Whether breaking boundaries in the classroom and the lab, or stretching your limits on stage or the playing field, Retrievers are in it #UMBCTogether.
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UMBC’s 2022 Fulbright student scholars will travel the world to explore difficult questions
Nine recent UMBC graduates and alumni will soon travel to the UK, El Salvador, Kuwait, France, Colombia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Germany as 2022 Fulbright U.S. Student scholars. They include emerging leaders in education, astrophysics, cybersecurity, human rights, and more, and they are excited to explore difficult questions through fresh perspectives.
