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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.

Sydney Comitz Bowers, University of Baltimore Law and Business Alumna

Leveraging Business and Law at UBalt is a Calculated Advantage

March 5, 2026
Business Today

Sydney Comitz Bowers turned her education into a calculated career advantage—saving valuable time and tuition dollars in the process.

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Professor Makar Presents on Bail Reform at National Symposium

February 26, 2026

Assistant Professor of Law Zina Makar participated in Bail Reform and Backlash: Litigation, Legislation and Experimentation, a major symposium reflecting on the ten-year anniversary of the landmark ODonnell v. Harris County litigation.

Dr. Jessica Stansbury

Dr. Jessica Stansbury Discusses Building Community Power Through AI at Digital Equity Coalition Session, March 4

February 26, 2026
UBalt News

Dr. Jessica Stansbury, director of the Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation at The University of Baltimore, will speak on "Beyond Access: Using AI for Community Power, Workforce Pathways, and Local Innovation," as the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition hosts a virtual session o...

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.

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.

Joyson Balisamore, founder of Jay's Watermelonade and Sheik Akij, founder of Potomac24

Two MBA Students Earn SPARK Baltimore Impact Award

February 24, 2026
Business Today

MBA students earn award that recognizes and supports outstanding student entrepreneurs.

Kyle Meikle, associate professor of English and communication

Prof. Kyle Meikle's Book Explores 'Animaction' - the Mind-Bending Blend of Drawn Images and Live Action in Cinema

February 24, 2026
UBalt News

The Live-Action Animated Film, a new book by Kyle Meikle, associate professor of English and communication at The University of Baltimore and a noted scholar on media franchises and industries, literary adaptation, animation, genre films, and more, explores the long history of films that blend li...

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, ...