News and Stories

News and Stories

Two students stand at the Welcome Center front desk where they serve as student ambassadors for visitors.

Stars align at UBalt

July 20, 2026
Student Stories

Long before they accepted student jobs in the Office of Admission at The University of Baltimore, Deshanae Clarke and Rihanna Graham were two students at the same high school in Jamaica. Neither knew they would reconnect in the same major at the same university at the same time nearly 1,500 miles...

Jaime Lee, professor, smiles while looking on during a conversation in her office.

Driving change through law clinics

May 13, 2026
Charles Street Chats

A first-generation lawyer, Jaime Lee, professor of law for The University of Baltimore, enjoys making an impact in her classrooms and community, through scholarship and clinical work.

 Ope Thomas, a graduate of the University of Baltimore

What Raising Startup Capital Taught An Alumnus

May 6, 2026
Business Today

How Ope Thomas Built Success Through Focus.

A student sits at an office front desk looking at one of two computer screens on the desk during his role as a student employee.

Earning and Learning: UBalt's Student Workforce

April 13, 2026
UBalt Stories

Over the 2025-26 academic year, The University of Baltimore had 269 student employees, serving as peer tutors, customer service agents, administrative assistants and lab support, to name a few. The roles vary but there’s one constant: student employment opportunities benefit everyone on campus.

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.

Sean Maykrantz holds an array of trading cards he designed, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe inspires MFA thesis

January 23, 2026
Student Stories

Sean Maykrantz looked to his childhood passions for inspiration for his MFA thesis. Eventually he designed his own Edgar Allan Poe-themed trading cards for his final project for the MFA in Integrated Design program at The University of Baltimore.

Students help a client with their taxes.

Accounting students gain life lessons in tax clinics

February 19, 2025
UBalt Stories

A new service-learning component is giving students an opportunity to apply their knowledge by helping real clients with their income tax filings.