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Ruba Abukhdeir, a candidate in The University of Baltimore's Doctor of Public Administration program in the College of Public Affairs, has been named a 2026 American Society for Public Administration Founders' Fellow.

American Society for Public Administration Names UBalt DPA Student to Its 2026 Class of Founders' Fellows

February 5, 2026
UBalt News

Ruba Abukhdeir, a candidate in The University of Baltimore's Doctor of Public Administration program in the College of Public Affairs, has been named a 2026 American Society for Public Administration Founders' Fellow. The fellowship "recognizes the exceptional accomplishments and promise of the n...

College of Public Affairs Interim Dean Ivan Sascha Sheehan pictured in his office

Can Free Speech Correct the Problem of Lying in Politics?

February 1, 2026
UBalt News

With the country of Wales proposing a law that would ban lying by politicians during elections, University of Baltimore Interim Dean of the College of Public Affairs Ivan Sascha Sheehan is considering how such a law might impact free speech if it were enacted in the United States.

A hand holds up a phone with an image from a video game. In the background are computers showing the game on one screen and the code used to make the game on the other.

Game design class pairs students with real client

January 30, 2026
UBalt Stories

Dr. Elka Cahn challenges her students to connect with a client, usually a local nonprofit, get to know their mission and goals, and then spend the rest of the semester developing a game that client can use to serve their mission.

Dr. Jessica A. Stansbury, director of The University of Baltimore's Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation and director of teaching and learning excellence for UBalt's Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology

Dr. Jessica Stansbury: Baltimore's Economic Future Hinges on Mastery of AI

January 29, 2026
UBalt News

Dr. Jessica A. Stansbury, director of The University of Baltimore's Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation and director of teaching and learning excellence for UBalt's Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology, writes in the Baltimore Business Journal that the ec...

Jacob DeGeal, assistant professor in the MFA in Integrated Design program

Prof. Jacob DeGeal Wins Two GDUSA Graphic Design Awards

January 28, 2026
UBalt News

Prof. Jacob DeGeal has been recognized in the 62nd Annual GDUSA (Graphic Design USA) Design Awards, earning wins in the categories of Logos and Symbols and Signs and Environmental Graphics.

University of Baltimore writing professor Marion Winik

Winik's 'Groundbreaking' Memoir Reaches A New Generation

January 5, 2026
UBalt News

University of Baltimore Prof. Marion Winik continues to receive accolades for the new edition of her memoir First Comes Love, published 30 years ago at the start of a period of deeply personal books that defined the times. Now, as the book becomes available in both print and audiobook form, and W...

UBalt students in the LAP building

Catch Up on UBalt's Latest Rankings

December 22, 2025
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore is celebrating its latest local, regional and national rankings.

UBalt is part of the annual Global Game Jam, set for next January at the Universities at Shady Grove

Global Game Jam Set for Jan. 26 - Feb. 1

December 11, 2025
UBalt News

University of Baltimore students, faculty, and friends are invited to register for the next edition of Global Game Jam, a participatory, multi-day event in which game designers and gaming enthusiasts gather at the Universities at Shady Grove to create and demonstrate games. All jammers are welcom...

UBalt Writing Professor Marion Winik celebrates the 30th anniversary of her memoir, First Comes Love

Writing Prof. Marion Winik Marks 30th Anniversary of Acclaimed Memoir with New Edition, Audiobook

December 9, 2025
UBalt News

First Comes Love, the critically heralded memoir by University of Baltimore Prof. Marion Winik, is being rediscovered with a new edition―including a new introduction by the author and an unabridged audiobook―as readers, critics and Winik celebrate its 30th anniversary.