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News and Stories

Dr. Andrea Cantora

Prof. Andrea Cantora Named First Director of Higher Education in Prison for USM

March 12, 2026
UBalt News

Dr. Andrea Cantora, associate professor of Criminal Justice and director of UBalt's acclaimed Second Chance College Program, has been appointed the inaugural Director of Higher Education in Prison for the University System of Maryland.

Ivan Sascha Sheehan in his office

UBalt and Global Peace Foundation Formalize Expanded Peacebuilding Partnership

March 10, 2026
College of Public Affairs

The University of Baltimore and the Global Peace Foundation formalize an expanded partnership to advance peacebuilding research, educational initiatives and community dialogue in Baltimore and beyond.

Mellanie Lee poses while standing in front of a window overlooking the city campus.

Forging her path, on her time

March 10, 2026
Student Stories

After working as a guidance counselor in Baltimore city, Mellanie realized she was ready to take the next step in her own journey by returning to school to earn her bachelor’s degree. That decision would lead her to become a two-time graduate of The University of Baltimore.

Dr. Ann Cotten, executive director of UBalt's Schaefer Center for Public Policy

Schaefer Center's Ann Cotten Selected for Daily Record's 2026 Maryland Top 100 Women

March 9, 2026
UBalt News

The Daily Record has named Dr. Ann Cotten, executive director of The University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy to its 2026 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

A group of women panelists applaud while one woman, at the center, raises her hand. An audience watches.

Women's Day Celebrates Stories That Made Us

March 6, 2026
UBalt Stories

UBalt's annual International Women's Day celebration invited voices from across the campus to share their stories--inspiring, difficult, important--with the wider University community.

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, ...

Students smile as they listen to a tour guide during a tour of the Maryland State House.

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.

Danica Nelson sits in a chair, laughing while looking off camera.

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.