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Perspectives

Man and woman sitting at a desk in a classroom in front of a whiteboard with Russian words, focused on the papers in front of them.

Meet a Retriever—Nathan Wooddell ’23, graduate student specializing in Russian and cybersecurity 

Feb 28, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading
headshot of a woman with curly brown hair in front of a brick wall

Meet a Retriever—Emily Passera, coordinator for community engagement

Feb 14, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading
A woman and a college student sit talking to each other across a conference table with lots of windows behind them during office hours

Office Hours 

Nov 17, 2023 / 4 minutes of reading
A man and woman stand in front of a yellow backdrop

Meet a Retriever—Brian Frazee ’11, M.P.P. ’12, Alumni Association President

Nov 15, 2023 / 4 minutes of reading
a man in running gear stands in front of the brandenburg gate in Berlin Germany

Meet a Retriever—Brian Souders, Ph.D., globetrotter and study abroad champion

Nov 10, 2023 / 4 minutes of reading
an older man stands in front of a flag that says Paralyzed Veterans of America

Meet a Retriever—Army veteran Tim Besse, M.A. ’17, management of aging services

Nov 9, 2023 / 5 minutes of reading
Ken Baron, middle top row, shares a moment with the rest of the Office for Academic and Pre-Professional Advising.

Meet a Retriever – Ken Baron, advising champion

Jul 25, 2023 / 7 minutes of reading
A man with long gray hair and matching beard and glasses waves. He was a philosophy major at UMBC.

Meet a Retriever — Rev. Bob Hall ’74, philosophy

Apr 26, 2023 / 4 minutes of reading
A woman in bright purple walks and talks next to a man in a suit jacket outside next to a sculpture. she is helping connect him to faculty funding and awards

Meet a Retriever—Rachel Brubaker, M.A. ’00, faculty funding connector

Apr 14, 2023 / 5 minutes of reading
A young man stands in a black polo shirt talking into a microphone

Meet a Retriever—Xavier Smith ’23, M31, computer engineering, scholar and mentor

Apr 3, 2023 / 6 minutes of reading
Four men wearing suits and ties pose together outside

Meet a Retriever—Karndeep Singh ’18, M26, CYA president

Mar 15, 2023 / 6 minutes of reading
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