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University of Baltimore Celebrates International Women's Day, March 5

UBalt Celebrates International Women's Day, March 5

February 26, 2026
UBalt News

UBalt School of Law Dean LaVonda N. Reed and Dr. Jennica Larrison, executive director of the School of Public and International Affairs and an associate professor in the College of Public Affairs will lead a University-wide celebration of International Women's Day on March 5.

Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the city skyline

University of Baltimore's NextGen Leaders for Public Service Surpass 100,000 Hours of Dedicated Service to Maryland

February 22, 2026
UBalt News

UBalt's Schaefer Center for Public Policy marks a major milestone for its NextGen Leaders for Public Service internship program; with NextGen Leaders having collectively provided more than 100,000 hours of service to state and local government, as well as nonprofit organizations across Maryland, ...

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Students see government in action with Day in Annapolis

February 19, 2026
UBalt Stories

For the past 25 years, UBalt has invited students for the Day in Annapolis event during General Assembly. This special day is growing to be one of The University of Baltimore’s bigger traditions.

University of Baltimore Interim Dean of the College of Public Affairs Ivan Sascha Sheehan is pictured in his office

Prof. Sheehan: When It Comes to AI, We Should Proceed with Caution

February 19, 2026
UBalt News

Writing in Real Clear Markets, Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of the College of Public Affairs at UBalt and a professor of public and international affairs, says that there are inherent risks in assigning significant permissions to the creators and purveyors of artificial intelligence.

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Chasing a dream, close to home

February 16, 2026
Student Stories

Danica Nelson was a nontraditional student in a nontraditional school. She came to The University of Baltimore at 17. At UBalt, with its average undergraduate age of 31, she was in classrooms unlike anything she could have imagined. It didn’t take long, though, for Danica to find her community.

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UBalt's Acclaimed Doctoral Program in Public Administration Expands Reach with New Base at the Universities at Shady Grove

February 9, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's highly regarded Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) will become a permanent part of UBalt's academic offerings at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Md. The change, which includes offering a fully online option for degree completion as well as locating a...

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.

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Applications Now Open for 'Rise to the Challenge' Pitch Competition

January 28, 2026
Business Today

UBalt students and alumni: pitch your business for up to $30,000 at Rise to the Challenge 2026. Applications open now through Feb. 27.