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Professor Hugh McClean, second from right, receives the Charm City Changemaker Award while posing with four attendees at Baltimore City’s 33rd Annual Civil Rights Breakfast.

Honoring Those Who Served

November 11, 2026
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In recognition of Veterans Day, the University of Baltimore School of Law celebrates two professors whose work advances justice, expands access to legal services, and supports the rights of those who have served our country.

Professor Valeria Gomez speaks beside a poster for her colloquium, “The New Abortion Borders for Immigrant Women.”

Professor Valeria Gomez Examines the 'New Abortion Borders' Facing Immigrant Women

November 9, 2026
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Professor Gomez, director of the School of Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, explored these intersecting legal and policy issues in an invited presentation at the University of Texas School of Law’s Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice.

Red, white and blue “I Voted” stickers scattered across a wooden surface.

UBalt Law Alumni Secure Positions in 2026 Maryland General Election

November 4, 2026
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The University of Baltimore School of Law prepares graduates to lead and serve in their communities. That commitment was illustrated in Maryland’s November general election, when 20 UBalt Law alumni ran for state and local office.

Three side-by-side faculty headshots: Anne Johnson, Bradley Pough and Anjali Pathmanathan, against a University of Baltimore blue background.

New Faculty Members Bring Expertise in Academic Success, Criminal Law, and Urban Policy

October 30, 2026
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The University of Baltimore School of Law welcomes three new faculty members whose experience spans academic success, criminal law, appellate advocacy, property law, public policy, and government service.

Professor Zina Makar stands beside the entrance to Yale University’s Sterling Law Building

Surveillance Behind Bars: Professor Zina Makar Examines Privacy Rights in the Digital Age of Incarceration

October 26, 2026
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At a Yale Law School law and technology speaker series, new scholarship examines outdated privacy doctrine in modern carceral technology.

Students study and walk through the University of Baltimore School of Law’s bright, modern atrium with open staircases and colorful accents.

UBalt Law Graduates Achieve 90% First-Time Pass Rate on Maryland’s First NextGen Bar Exam

October 13, 2026
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University of Baltimore School of Law graduates achieved a 90% first-time pass rate on the July 2026 Maryland bar examination, exceeding both the statewide and national first-time pass rates as Maryland administered the new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam for the first time.

Two men speak with one another during the *Stolen Lives* screening and panel discussion at the University of Baltimore School of Law.

‘Stolen Lives’ Examines the Lasting Human Impact of Wrongful Convictions

October 9, 2026
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The Innocence Project Clinic brings together exonerees and legal experts to explore life after incarceration.

A large group of UBalt Law community members poses together at an indoor reception.

Community Gathers for The Fannie Angelos Program Cy Pres Celebration

September 30, 2026
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The University of Baltimore School of Law community gathered in late September for the cy pres reception to benefit The Fannie Angelos Program. The event brought together key stakeholders, program alumni, current and future members of the program, and UBalt Law faculty and staff to honor the cont...

A woman speaks at a University of Baltimore podium beside four panelists seated at a table with microphones during an event. Audience members sit in the foreground.

UBalt Law Hosts Inaugural Supreme Court Briefing

September 17, 2026
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The University of Baltimore School of Law hosted its first-ever Supreme Court Briefing in honor of Constitution Day.