Community News

Progress on Leadership Searches

Dear UMBC Community,  Following our recent announcement of the members of two key leadership search committees, I am pleased to share additional information about those search processes and...

Posted: March 17, 2023, 1:21 PM

Addressing power disruptions on campus

Dear UMBC Community,  The power outage we experienced on Tuesday was disruptive in myriad ways and to the entirety of our campus. As Vice President for Administration and Finance Kathy Dettloff...

Posted: March 17, 2023, 1:20 PM

The Inauguration of President Valerie Sheares Ashby

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Dear Community, In April, the UMBC community will celebrate the inauguration of President Valerie Sheares Ashby. A presidential inauguration is a singular occasion in the history of a university...

Posted: March 15, 2023, 5:14 PM

Update on Power Outage and System Improvements

Dear UMBC Community, We share in your frustration that UMBC's main campus is experiencing another power outage today. We are working closely with BGE to establish power redundancy on campus,...

Posted: March 14, 2023, 6:43 PM

UMBC Bold Weekly Update

Dear Community, We continue to see great turnout from our faculty, staff, and students at our UMBC Bold campus conversations. Last week’s sessions delved into specific aspects of the UMBC...

Posted: March 14, 2023, 9:22 AM

Thank you for joining UMBC Bold!

I wanted to share this personal message of thanks and invitation to all in the UMBC community to participate in one or more of our remaining UMBC Bold Campus Conversations, running now through...

Posted: March 14, 2023, 8:51 AM

UMBC Bold Weekly Update

Dear Community, Thank you to our co-hosts and to everyone who participated in our first sessions of UMBC Bold: Campus Conversations. We held our first three sessions last week and were delighted...

Posted: March 6, 2023, 2:16 PM

Remembering Wendy Takacs, Professor Emeritus, Economics

The UMBC Community is mourning the recent passing of Wendy Takacs, Professor Emerita in the Department of Economics. Wendy joined the faculty at UMBC in 1976, after completing her Ph.D. at Johns...

Posted: March 6, 2023, 12:31 PM

Update on Leadership Searches

Dear UMBC Community,  I am pleased to update you on important steps forward in our national searches for two key university leadership roles. With my thanks to all who have agreed to serve, I...

Posted: March 2, 2023, 5:04 PM

Remembering E. Michael Richards

Remembering E. Michael Richards It is with sorrow that we share the passing of E. Michael Richards, professor emeritus of music. One of the world's leading interpreters of contemporary music for...

Posted: March 2, 2023, 4:45 PM