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UMBC mascot True Grit stands on the Event Center basketball court as black and gold confetti rains down.
November 20, 2020

Welcoming Retrievers Back Home

UMBC Athletics announced their Letterwinners Club via a YouTube live stream this semester, connecting former UMBC student-athletes back to the University.

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Collage of art, small business cards, and a journal inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic
May 20, 2020

Curating COVID-19

At times of momentous change, many take solace in creating — and the UMBC is no exception, adding to a long history of pandemic-inspired work.

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April 9, 2020

Alumni Business Q&A: Interrobang Theatre Company

Kiirstn Pagan ’11, theatre, talks about what it takes to manage a theatre company, and how maintaining their connections to UMBC has helped keep them strong.

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November 8, 2019

Silicon Valley Success Starts at UMBC

Although it’s been 15 years and he now works in Silicon Valley, Rahul Razdan ’05, information systems, still abides by his UMBC database management instructor’s lessons.

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October 18, 2019

Homecoming 2019 — A Wild Ride

Dogs...carnival rides...dogs...ribbon cutting ceremonies...dogs...Alumni Awards...did we mention dogs? All that means Homecoming season at...

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Loftus listens while on rounds with his residents. Photo by Dixie Gaultney.
October 9, 2019

A Doctor’s Dilemma

Decentering whiteness while working as a doctor abroad has made alumnus Matthew Loftus examine his medical methods and motivations again and again.

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Zack Smedley '18 goofs around with True Grit. Photo courtesy of the author.
September 13, 2019

Part-Time Novelist Wins New York Times Praise

Zack Smedley ’18 spent the first half of his senior year working on the manuscript that eventually became his debut young adult novel, Deposing Nathan.

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Nicole and Zena Smith with the Baltimore skyline. Photo courtesy of the Smith family.
July 25, 2019

Like Mother, Like Daughter

While most mothers and daughters share some things in common, it’s a special bond to carry on the Retriever legacy.

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June 27, 2019

Ellen Hemmerly Retires from UMBC after Leading bwtech for over 24 Years

For more than two decades, Hemmerly has led UMBC’s technology park—the first-university-affiliated research park in Maryland—as it has grown and expanded.

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Steven O'Farrell headshot. Courtesy of the author.
June 18, 2019

From Real Estate to Covert Agent

In May, real estate appraiser and UMBC alum Steven O’Farrell released his first YA novel, Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers’ Ball.

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