UMBC opens new academic year with new president, largest-ever incoming class
As UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby looked out at the crowd of eager first-year students during Tuesday’s Convocation ceremony to open the academic year, she reinforced the importance of marking this formative chapter. And with well over 2,100 new first-year students, and record numbers of graduate and international students, this is a new chapter for UMBC’s largest incoming class yet. Continue Reading UMBC opens new academic year with new president, largest-ever incoming class