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Preparing Students for the AI Workforce: Higher Ed Confronts a Rapidly Changing Future

April 10, 2026
UBalt News

A panel discussion hosted by The Chronicle of Higher Education, including Dr. Jessica Stansbury, founding director of UBalt's Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation and director of teaching and learning excellence for the Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology...

Memoirist Jeannie Vanasco

Memoirist Jeannie Vanasco Leads Next MFA Speaker Series Event, April 13

April 10, 2026
UBalt News

Jeannie Vanasco, author of the memoir A Silent Treatment, will discuss her work as The University of Baltimore's 2026 MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts Speaker Series continues on April 13. The event is free and open to the public.

University of Baltimore Professor Joshua Clark Davis

Prof. Joshua Davis: 'There is More to Say About Police Violence During the Civil Rights Era'

April 9, 2026
UBalt News

Speaking on the Everyday Injustice podcast, Joshua Clark Davis, associate professor of history and the author of several books covering 20th century American history with a focus on social movements, policing, and urban history, says there is still much to learn about the impact that police-led a...

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Annual Student Book Festival, Graduation Celebration for UBalt's MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts Set for May 9

April 9, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's acclaimed MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts will host its annual reading and book fair for all graduating students on May 9.

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Finalists Announced for UBalt's 14th Annual 'Rise to the Challenge' Business Pitch Competition

April 4, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the six finalists for its 14th annual "Rise to the Challenge" Business Pitch Competition, taking place on May 6. The finalists will compete for $30,000 in funds to support their business concepts and start-ups.

Intellectual property requires legal protection

Online Workshop: How to Protect Your IP, with Expert Ken Malone, April 8

April 3, 2026
UBalt News

Ken Malone, co-founder of Early Charm, a Baltimore-based venture studio with a mission to transform university inventions into successful commercial products, will lead a thinkUBator Workshop session on how ordinary people can safeguard their most valuable asset: their ideas. The online session, ...

University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke

President Schmoke Receives Award from Maryland House Speaker Peña-Melnyk

April 2, 2026
UBalt News

University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke received the Speaker's Medallion during a recent ceremony led by Maryland House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk in the State House.

The Schaefer Center for Public Policy wioll host its annual conference on April 24, with a focus on sustaining public sector employees

2026 Schaefer Center Conference to Address Public-Sector Workforce Needs, April 24

April 1, 2026
UBalt News

The 2026 William Donald Schaefer Policy Conference and Award Ceremony, hosted by the Schaefer Center for Public Policy, will be held on April 24. Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Emerita Adrienne A. Jones will receive the 2026 William Donald Schaefer Award.

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs

Prof. Sheehan: For Ukraine, 'Even Strong Leaders Are Not Immune to Misjudgment'

April 1, 2026
UBalt News

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs, has written an opinion piece about the president of Ukraine's recent meeting with the exiled son of the late Shah of Iran.