News and Stories

News and Stories

Professor of Cyber Forensics Frank Xu

Use AI, But Never Surrender Your Critical Thinking

April 27, 2026
College of Public Affairs

Professor Frank Xu shares insights into artificial intelligence with an MBA student.

Greg Walsh, Ph.D. the Parsons Professor of Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture

AI is the Team You Can't Afford to Hire

April 21, 2026
Arts and Sciences

Using AI as a team member means treating it as a thought partner that helps you ask better questions and refine ideas, rather than relying on it for final answers. Its output is often generic, so the value comes from how thoughtfully you engage with it.

Memory Jakata smiles while looking at the camera. She's standing in the Student Center and leaning against a wall. Art hangs in the foreground.

Finance student thrives on program’s challenges

January 26, 2026
Student Stories

Memory Jakata looked at universities all over the world before committing to The University of Baltimore. If she was going to leave her home in South Africa to pursue the advanced degree she needed to achieve her long-term career goals, she knew the choice had to be intentional. UBalt, and it’s M...

Sofia Dirie looks on while sitting in the law center.

Extracurriculars fuel passion for law

October 6, 2025
Student Stories

Sofia Liban Abdullaahi Dirie decided early on that she wanted to be a lawyer. A heart-wrenching moment would prove to her that she chose the right path. Now a third year law student, she’s taking every opportunity to help others.

A student prepares to give blood during a Red Cross blood drive.

Why I Give: Student shares blood drive experience

September 29, 2025
UBalt Stories

Miguel Miranda donated blood for the fourth time in his life at UBalt's fall semester blood drive. Here's his perspective on why he donates.

A graduate in cap, gown, stoles and cords stands on a road median with the campus in the background.

Connections, opportunities propel graduate’s ambition

June 5, 2025
Student Stories

Rebekah Opher's journey to an undergraduate degree started more than two decades ago. While she faced different challenges on the way to this moment, she never wavered in her goals and this May, she graduated with honors.

Alan Lyles

Support, mentorship boost ‘the hero’s journey’

May 17, 2024
Going First

Alan Lyles would become the first in his family to earn a college degree. He would go on to earn another bachelor’s degree, a professional pharmacy degree, a master’s in public health and a doctor of science.