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Meet Tou Xiong

July 1, 2024
College of Public Affairs

logos side-by-side The University of Baltimore & The Universities at Shady Grove

The Universities at Shady Grove

July 1, 2024
College of Public Affairs

Master of Science in Cyber Forensics at The Universities at Shady Grove

Donte Hayes in his cap and gown on his commencement day

Human Services alum grateful for education possible through Second Chance program

May 29, 2024
Student Stories

Donte, a B.A. in Human Services Administration graduate, started at UBalt through its Second Chance College Program, which set him on a path he never knew was possible for him.

A mom graduate poses with her two daughters, all in caps and gowns

Mom, twin daughters graduate together

May 23, 2024
UBalt Stories

Mom, twin daughters share passion for health care--and now a master's degree

Karen Logan

UBalt graduates aged 60 and older celebrate long-awaited degrees

May 23, 2024
UBalt Stories

Graduates aged 60 and older share what a college degree means to them.

Alan Lyles

Support, mentorship boost ‘the hero’s journey’

May 17, 2024
Going First

Alan Lyles would become the first in his family to earn a college degree. He would go on to earn another bachelor’s degree, a professional pharmacy degree, a master’s in public health and a doctor of science.

Tyreco Colbert

College proves challenge worth accepting

May 17, 2024
Going First

The goal Tyreco Colbert's foster mom set for him was to go to community college and transfer to a four-year institution like his sisters had done. In the end, it was the right path for Colbert, who graduated from UBalt in May 2023.

Thomas Anderson in the library

Fall class speaker turns Second Chance into family’s first college degree

December 20, 2023
Student Stories

Thomas started taking courses at UBalt through the Second Chance College Program in Jessup Correctional Institute. When he was released, he switched to a B.S. in Business Administration to focus on real estate, where he hopes to build a network and community to support others.

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.