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A person smiling in front of a modern building with an electronic sign reading "HCI International 2023, 23-28 July, Copenhagen, Denmark."

Retrievers gone global: 5 ways UMBC fosters international engagement

Nov 25, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading
Eric Stokan, college professor wearing a checkered blue and white dress shirt points to a project screen with computing code language

Who is AI for? Eric Stokan receives USM professorship to address barriers and promote AI equity for students and faculty

Oct 9, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading
Tanzila, a college students wearing a blue sweatshirt and grey hijab, stands in front of glass doors the entrance to a women's center

Meet a Retriever—Tanzila Malik, gender and women’s studies major, and multi-semester on-campus intern

Sep 17, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading
Ayra Sangi, a college student, stands in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome Italy

Ayra Sangi, current senior, receives prestigious Freeman-ASIA study abroad scholarship

Jun 20, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading
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Oyinlola Oluka ’25, political science and philosophy, sees no limits for herself

May 15, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading
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How ticket-splitting voters could shape the 2026 midterms

Feb 26, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading
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Nardos Amanuel Kebede, second Retriever to receive the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship

Jan 14, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading
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Political science students conduct 2024 UMBC Battleground Exit Poll, gauging attitudes of 1,119 Baltimore County voters

Dec 13, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading
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UMBC Poll, new election website, affirm UMBC commitment to civic engagement

Oct 14, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Retrievers are upping their research game in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort

Sep 23, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading
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Peter Wilschke ’24, political science and economics, celebrates national research accomplishments

Aug 13, 2024 / 7 minutes of reading
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