UMBC’s student-athletes posted a record-setting semester in the classroom in the fall of 2011. Sixty-two percent (209) of Retriever student-athletes recorded grade-point averages of 3.00 or...
February 2, 2012
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The new U.S. Department of Education report “Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy” recognizes UMBC’s Prove It! as a unique initiative at the forefront the higher ed’s emerging...
January 19, 2012
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Inside Higher Ed reported that on Tuesday, January 10, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter joined other Obama administration officials and...
January 10, 2012
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UMBC has again made the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the 100 best values in public higher education. The list ranks four-year colleges and universities that “combine outstanding education...
January 3, 2012
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The Maryland Business Roundtable for Education has unveiled a new program, “STEM Specialists in the Classroom,” designed to augment classroom instruction and inspire high school students to pursue...
November 9, 2011
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Three-fourths of UMBC’s opening day backline earned 2011 America East Conference Men’s Soccer All-Academic team honors, the league announced today. Seniors Vince Savarese and Andy Streilein and...
November 8, 2011
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UPDATE (11/14/11): The segment is now available to view online here. A transcript is available here. UPDATE (11/05/11): The airing of the “60 Minutes” piece on UMBC has been postponed. It is now...
November 4, 2011
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Chartwells, which operates dining services programs at over 200 colleges and universities nationwide, just named UMBC Dining Services “National Account of the Year.” The award is given annually to...
October 17, 2011
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Freeman Hrabowski, President, Jack Suess, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, and John Fritz, Assistant Vice President for Instructional Technology & New Media, write for the...
October 10, 2011
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Dalton Tolliver ’15 was named the America East Conference Volleyball Rookie of the Week for matches ending October 2, 2011. Tolliver amassed a team-high 28 kills in two matches and hit .323 in a...
October 4, 2011
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10:57 AM