Just six years after its founding, the UMBC Mock Trial team is already taking the nation by storm, outperforming hundreds of other college teams to secure an invitation to the National Championship Tournament in Los Angeles later this month. Continue Reading UMBC Mock Trial heading to Los Angeles to compete in national championship The program has seen results. In 2013 and 2014, under just 30% of SGA candidates were women. That proportion has increased to over 40% for each of the last three years. Continue Reading UMBC’s Elect Her introduces students to electoral politics to boost gender parity in government UMBC is featured among Business First’s top 75 public colleges and universities in the United States, jumping up 10 spots from the 2016 ranking. Continue Reading UMBC again named one of nation’s top public universities in Business First ranking UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities and College of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are launching a major new five-year initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the humanities through a $750,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Continue Reading UMBC receives major award to support inclusive excellence in the humanities In addition to earning the eighth best time in the history of the event, Escobedo broke another UMBC record on her path to the podium for the 200m breaststroke. Continue Reading Swimmer Emily Escobedo wins bronze, UMBC finishes 24th in nation at NCAA championship Coleman is one of five experts who contributed to a special feature on the best-designed products of all time, published in Scientific American, Salon, and the Christian Science Monitor. Her essay focuses on the Microsoft HoloLens. Continue Reading Carla Viviana Coleman highlights how a virtual reality tool is changing work and play “The bottom line is that the White House publicized a target of $54 billion…in cuts without receiving any feedback from agencies about the feasibility of making them,” writes Meyers, professor of political science. Continue Reading Roy Meyers publishes primer on the federal budget process, outlining anticipated hurdles for Trump administration proposal The latest season of UMBC basketball has generated excitement on campus and recognition at the national level. “Our players have committed themselves to our new philosophy and approach and I am so happy they are being rewarded for their efforts,” said men’s team Coach Ryan Odom. Continue Reading UMBC men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrate a memorable season The UMBC men’s Swimming and Diving team has earned its third Coastal Collegiate Sports Association championship in a row, just one week after the UMBC women’s team captured another America East championship. Continue Reading UMBC Swimming and Diving team wins third CCSA championship UMBC’s women’s team won its third straight America East title, setting a conference record as the first team to surpass 900 points. The Retrievers also won top individual swimmer, academic, and coaching honors. Continue Reading UMBC Swimming and Diving team wins 2017 America East Championship UMBC and nine partner institutions have received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create new strategies to prevent, respond to, and investigate sexual assault, domestic violence, relationship violence, and stalking, and to strengthen trauma-informed survivor services. Continue Reading UMBC receives grant to strengthen sexual assault prevention and response, joins MHEC in sharing campus climate survey results Specific objectives include increasing awareness of and access to survivor services; assessing and enhancing the capacity of campus response teams to address sexual violence; and providing comprehensive survivor-centered trainings that include specific information on serving LGBT students and students of color. Continue Reading UMBC receives grant to strengthen sexual assault prevention and response, joins MHEC in sharing campus climate survey results
UMBC Mock Trial heading to Los Angeles to compete in national championship
UMBC’s Elect Her introduces students to electoral politics to boost gender parity in government
UMBC again named one of nation’s top public universities in Business First ranking
UMBC receives major award to support inclusive excellence in the humanities
Swimmer Emily Escobedo wins bronze, UMBC finishes 24th in nation at NCAA championship
Carla Viviana Coleman highlights how a virtual reality tool is changing work and play
Roy Meyers publishes primer on the federal budget process, outlining anticipated hurdles for Trump administration proposal
UMBC men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrate a memorable season
UMBC Swimming and Diving team wins third CCSA championship
UMBC Swimming and Diving team wins 2017 America East Championship
UMBC receives grant to strengthen sexual assault prevention and response, joins MHEC in sharing campus climate survey results
UMBC receives grant to strengthen sexual assault prevention and response, joins MHEC in sharing campus climate survey results
