Class of 2018

Retrievers Behind the Scenes—Dave Anguish ’12, political science, M.P.P ’19, advocate for international students and immigrant communities

May 30, 2025 • By Catalina Sofia Dansberger Duque

Dave Anguish’s journey with UMBC is as a trip around the world and back again. Anguish came to UMBC in 2008 to study political science as well as modern languages, linguistics, and intercultural communication. After graduating in 2012, he hopped on a plane to Mexico City to conduct political science research  thanks to a research grant from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. He later returned to UMBC to earn an M.P.P. in public management in 2018 while working in UMBC’s International Education Services—an opportunity that allowed him to travel the world and inspired his first career in international education leadership. Now, it is leading to his second career as he prepares to graduate from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Take it away, Dave!