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The University's Commencement takes place in The Lyric, a historic venue located next door to the campus

UBalt's 2025 Commencement Makes Local News

May 22, 2025
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's 2025 Commencement received coverage from local news outlets.

Two beer cans designed by a student show Eubie the mascot and Edgar Allan Poe wearing glasses.

MFA graduate dedicates thesis to Centennial celebration

May 7, 2025
UBalt Stories

Two UBalt alumni help a current student's thesis project with innovative design project for The University of Baltimore’s Centennial celebrations.

Md. Secretary of Veterans and Military Families Tony Woods will visit UBalt on April 22 for a conversation about veterans and military service, in an event hosted by the University's Bob Parsons Veterans Center.

Veterans Speaker Series: Md. Secretary of Veterans and Military Families Tony Woods, April 22

April 11, 2025
UBalt News

Md. Secretary of Veterans and Military Families Tony Woods will visit UBalt on April 22 for a conversation about veterans and military service, in an event hosted by the University's Bob Parsons Veterans Center.

Pres. Schmoke: For a Century, UBalt has encouraged people to aim high and dream big

Pres. Schmoke: For a Century, UBalt Has Encouraged People to Aim High and Achieve Their Dream

March 28, 2025
UBalt News

Writing in The Baltimore Sun, University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke says that as the University celebrates its Centennial, there is a growing recognition that higher education contributes in innumerable ways to individuals and the communities in which they live.

Ayanna Roberts

Mother's sacrifices pave way to daughter's fulfilling life

November 15, 2024
Going First

Ayanna Roberts saw the sacrifices her mom made for her and her siblings, and she was determined to forge a path she knew her mother wanted for her.

Lady Brion, MFA '18

Lady Brion, MFA '18, Named Maryland Poet Laureate

September 17, 2024
UBalt News

Lady Brion, MFA '18, a Baltimore-based writer, activist and spoken-word artist, has been named Maryland's 11th Poet Laureate. Brion, who performs and teaches both in the United States and abroad, received the honor from Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore and the Maryland State Arts Council in a cerem...

Michele Woodward

Choosing college when the time was right

May 17, 2024
Going First

When Michele Woodward walked across The Lyric stage for the 2019 commencement, her dad proudly watching from the theater seats, she became the first in her family to complete a four-year college education.

Nikki Yeboah, a UBalt alum and student, smiles at the camera.

Greater Expectations

November 8, 2023
Going First

Nikki Yeboah knew as a teen mom that getting a college degree—the first in her family—would enable her to set an example for her daughter.

Students gathered around a table

Samuel G. Rose, LL.B. '62, Establishes Undergraduate Scholarship Fund with Record-Breaking $5 Million Gift

March 1, 2021
UBalt News

Samuel G. Rose, LL.B. '62, a retired commercial real estate developer who obtained his law degree while attending night classes at The University of Baltimore School of Law, has established a $5 million fund dedicated to undergraduate scholarships at UBalt. This generous new fund sets a single-do...