This year’s UMBC commencement speakers, Keith T. Elder and Paula T. Hammond, represent the best of what higher education strives to be, applying insights to meet the needs of humanity. Continue Reading UMBC’s 2023 commencement speakers represent the best of higher education
Ify Jacob’s mentors describe him as someone who has worked tirelessly to create community among Retrievers in on-campus student housin particularly as they dealt with the challenges and traumas of COVID-19. Jacob currently serves as vice president of UMBC’s Residential Student Association, but his journey of leadership through service has taken place over the course of years at UMBC. Continue Reading An engineer builds community in student housing, with an impact campus-wide
Meet Xavier Smith, a senior computer engineering student who is heading… Continue Reading Meet a Retriever—Xavier Smith ’23, M31, computer engineering, scholar and mentor
Richard Forno, principal lecturer of computer science and electrical engineering, discusses how extremist rhetoric and misinformation can increase political violence in America. Continue Reading Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon
Nine recent UMBC graduates and alumni will soon travel to the UK, El Salvador, Kuwait, France, Colombia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Germany as 2022 Fulbright U.S. Student scholars. They include emerging leaders in education, astrophysics, cybersecurity, human rights, and more, and they are excited to explore difficult questions through fresh perspectives. Continue Reading UMBC’s 2022 Fulbright student scholars will travel the world to explore difficult questions
UMBC Rising Stars and Fearless coworkers Delali Dzirasa and Kelsey Krach discuss their Retriever ties and the responsibility of working in the civic tech space. Continue Reading Rising Together—Software that Empowers the Community
Alumni Delali Dzirasa ’04, computer engineering, and Andrew Mavronicolas ’14, information systems, were recently… Continue Reading Spotlight on bwtech@UMBC
Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what… Continue Reading Career Q&A: Akshay Java M.S. ‘03, computer science, Ph.D. ‘08, computer science
