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Video Welcome from President Valerie Sheares Ashby

As our community starts an exciting fall semester, I am delighted to join our faculty and staff in welcoming new and returning students. What a privilege it is for me to begin my UMBC journey with...

Posted: August 31, 2022, 1:05 PM

Reminder: Participate in the Top Workplaces Survey

Dear Faculty and Staff, UMBC has decided to participate in The Baltimore Sun Top Workplaces program, which identifies and compares top places to work in the Baltimore metropolitan area, based...

Posted: August 29, 2022, 1:14 PM

Fall Semester Campus Health and Safety Updates

COVID-19 and Monkeypox updates

Key Points The university continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and is also developing response protocols for Monkeypox.  At the start of the semester, masks remain required in...

Posted: August 26, 2022, 9:55 AM

UMBC to Launch National Search for a Vice President

for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Dear UMBC Community, I am pleased to announce that we will launch a national search for a vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at UMBC. Since my arrival, I have spent much of my...

Posted: August 25, 2022, 3:04 PM

UMBC Remembers Dr. Alan Sorkin

Dear Colleagues, We are saddened to learn of the recent transition of Dr. Alan Sorkin who served as chair of the Department of Economics for 31 years. Dr. Sorkin passed away on Friday, August 19,...

Posted: August 24, 2022, 8:55 AM