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UMBC’s Impressive Incoming Classes UMBC�s reputation just got hotter with the arrival of our incoming undergraduate and graduate...

Becoming Her Dream “Don’t just talk about it, be about it” is Keondra Phillips‘ motto. Knowing that talk can only get you so far in life, Phillips has...

  UMBC was named one of a dozen “Hot Schools” by Kaplan/Newsweek 2003. UMBC IS A HOT SCHOOL!   In August 2002, UMBC was named one of a dozen Hot...

A Scholar and an Athlete   Karl Strauss epitomizes the phrase “student-athlete.” As a swimmer, he was part of four straight ECAC...

Turning Dreams into Plans   Having grown up near the campus of Tuskegee University, Jasmine McDonald was taught the importance of...

Leaping to New Heights In June, senior jumper Huguens Jean became the third Retriever to earn Division I All-American honors. The...

A Future Light on Broadway Doug Yetter, who has directed, written and/or conducted over 200 musicals, was one of seven finalists for UMBC’s 2003...

Service and Scholarship OrLando Yarborough, who graduated in May with a B.S. in Biological Sciences, is on his way to Yale University’s...

Caring for Communities Sipi Gupta’s summer plans begin at the Office of Homeless Services in Baltimore and then take her to a community...

Art Matters Zachary Handler, who graduated magna cum laude from UMBC in May, begins a master’s degree in arts administration at Columbia University...