UMBC Leadership
Senior Leadership Team
Meet UMBC’s Senior Leadership team—a dynamic group of accomplished individuals shaping the future of higher education. UMBC’s leaders are dedicated to driving innovation and fostering student success.
UMBC Mission & Vision
At UMBC, we combine grit and supportive community to reach excellence across the board. We value each other as whole people and come together to learn, solve problems, create new things, and just have fun.
UMBC is a member of the University System of Maryland
A 21-member Board of Regents, including two students, governs the University System of Maryland. Appointed by the governor, president of the senate, and the speaker of the house, the regents oversee the system’s academic, administrative, and financial operations; formulate policy; and appoint the USM chancellor and the presidents of the system’s 12 institutions.
UMBC Campus News
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PANTHYR instrument installed in Chesapeake Bay to monitor water quality, validate satellite data
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Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns
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Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
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UMBC researchers to study digital twinning technology, AI use in neurodegenerative diseases with NSF grant
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GRIT-X talk series ushers in UMBC’s 2024 Homecoming activities
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Rachel Brewster’s lab advances understanding of how organisms adapt to oxygen deprivation—with an eye toward new medical treatments