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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.

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Four Faculty Members Earn Regents Faculty Awards

March 6, 2026
UBalt News

Four UBalt faculty members - three from the School of Law, and one from the College of Public Affairs - are winners of 2026 USM Board of Regents Faculty Awards.

University of Baltimore writing and literary faculty

UBalt Hosts Celebration of Writers for National AWP's Baltimore Conference, March 5

February 26, 2026
UBalt News

UBalt's writing and literature faculty will celebrate the art and craft of the written word on March 5, as part of the national Association of Writers and Writing Program hosts its annual meeting in Baltimore.

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.

Novelist Aja Gabel

Novelist Aja Gabel Opens 2026 Spring Speaker Series, Feb. 25

February 12, 2026
UBalt News

Novelist Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble and the new Lightbreakers, will kick off The University of Baltimore's 2026 MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts Speaker Series, on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

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.

UBalt students gathered around a laptop

University of Baltimore Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

January 13, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore has received a 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, placing UBalt among the nation’s institutions that are "deepening partnerships, leveraging community assets, and addressing urgent societal challenges," according to the American Council on ...