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UMBC Watch Parties – NCAA 2026

Want to cheer on UMBC’s men’s basketball team as they travel to the NCAA tournament? Find a watch party here! Learn more about the team’s journey Follow umbcretrievers.com UMBC...

March 16, 2026 · 12:37 PM

UMBC returns to NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018

Cinderella better find her slippers because UMBC is going dancing again! With a 74-59 win over no. 2 University of Vermont on Saturday, UMBC men’s basketball will return to NCAA Tournament play...

March 16, 2026 · 8:35 AM

Senior Caly Ferguson recognized with National Society of Black Engineers’ ‘25 Under 25’ award

Mechanical engineering senior Caly Ferguson will be honored with a “25 Under 25” award at the upcoming meeting of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), held March 18 – 22 in Baltimore....

March 13, 2026 · 2:10 PM

Boosting resilience: UMBC secures $1M+ congressional funding to launch lab addressing flood risks in vulnerable Maryland communities

UMBC researchers have secured a $1,031,000 congressional earmark to launch a vital new initiative tackling the escalating threat of flooding in Maryland’s most vulnerable communities. Led by...

March 13, 2026 · 2:04 PM

Author Kristina Gaddy ’09, collaborates with Rhiannon Giddens, Grammy Award-winning musician, on the history of Black American music

Kristina Gaddy came to UMBC as a Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar. Her passion for history and languages—Swedish, German, and Spanish—led her to graduate with a dual degree in history and modern...

March 12, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Author Kristina Gaddy ’09, collaborates with Rhiannon Giddens, Grammy Award-winning musician, on the history of Black American music

Kristina Gaddy ’09, saves and gathers manuscripts, sheet music, pictures, maps, drawings, and anecdotes, sharing them on her blog to make public what she finds hidden in archives, private...

March 12, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Can anything be read as poetry? Keegan Cook Finberg, English, is opening students’ eyes to the poetic world

Keegan Cook Finberg, an assistant professor of English, started graduate school at UC Santa Cruz during the financial crisis of 2008, in a moment of extreme recession. “Privatization and austerity...

March 12, 2026 · 4:26 PM

UMBC’s Global Learning Lab receives Innovative Excellence in Internationalization Award

The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) has awarded UMBC’s Global Learning Lab one of two Innovative Excellence in Internationalization Awards. This award honors creative,...

March 12, 2026 · 10:10 AM

From modern languages to modern dance—Xavier Mack ’16 performs around the world

Before Xavier Mack ’16 dove into the world of professional dance, he prioritized finishing his college education, earning his degree—not in dance—but in modern language and linguistics. Mack...

March 10, 2026 · 1:58 PM

Responding to International Incidents

Dear Campus Community, I am writing to update you on UMBC’s approach to responding to international incidents, specifically in light of any ongoing international conflicts. I understand that...

March 6, 2026 · 9:39 PM

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