UMBC News and Headlines

This week, UMBC and Maryland Matters hosted state officials in Governor Wes Moore’s administration for a community forum on Maryland’s plan to address concerns related to climate change and the...

Brandon Gouin Degree: B.A., Music Performance Hometown: Laurel, MD Post-grad plans: Teaching and performing in Baltimore and D.C. Brandon Gouin arrived at UMBC with a love for percussion...

New exhibit showcases Appalachian music legend in memorabilia, music, and film Ask your favorite old-time music aficionado to name the most important musicians working in the 20th century,...

Connor McPherson Degree: B.A., History; Minor in Naval Science Hometown: Bel Air, MD Post-grad plans: Surface Warfare Officer (Intel option), stationed in Yokosuka, Japan As a student in...

Tim Edwards Degree: B.A., Music Education and Jazz Studies Hometown: Severn, MD Post-grad plans: Music educator Tim Edwards is a student leader who serves his community through music,...

Clair Volkening  Degree: B.A., English Hometown: Boonsboro, MD Post-grad plans: Technical editor, Defense Intelligence Agency Humanities Scholar Clair Volkening has used her voice as a...

Jennifer Boateng Degree: B.A., Global Studies Hometown: Bowie, MD Post-grad plans: Multimedia content creation for a global humanitarian organization Jennifer Boateng is ready to take on...

UMBC’s Dresher Center for the Humanities recently partnered with the National Humanities Alliance to host Inclusion and Public Humanities: A Convening, one of the culminating events in the final...

Avni Patel Degrees: B.S., Biological Sciences; B.A., Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Hometown: Ellicott City, MD Post-grad plans: Medical school Avni Patel has completed a...

Written by Loren Henderson, associate professor of public policy, UMBC and Ruby Mendenhall, associate professor in sociology, African American studies, urban and regional planning, and social...