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News and Stories

Image from Prof. Oldenburg's Night Walks art

Prof. Aaron Oldenburg's Art Installation Debuts in Laurel

July 3, 2026
UBalt News

Prof. Aaron Oldenburg's latest art installation. Night Walks, will receive a public reception on July 11.

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Dr. Ron Castanzo Begins as Interim Dean of College of Arts and Sciences

July 2, 2026
UBalt News

Dr. Ronald Castanzo has begun a new role as interim dean for the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences. He assumed the deanship on July 1, following the retirement of Dr. Christine Spencer at the end of June.

Wardha smiles looking at the camera while standing in an outdoor atrium at The University of Baltimore campus.

Rekindling a passion for design

July 1, 2026
Student Stories

Wardha decided to enroll in a master’s program where she could build on her mostly self-taught skills and rediscover her passion in a career she loves.

Three students, each with a laptop open, discuss a presentation while looking at one of the students' screens.

Real Clients Shape Student Designers’ Work

June 29, 2026
UBalt Stories

Graduating Integrated Design students at The University of Baltimore get a taste of the creative pressure they will experience in a professional setting in Seminar in Publications Design course, one of two capstone courses for the M.A. in Integrated Design program.

MFA CWPA graduate Zahra Gordon

Poet Zahra Gordon Wins 2026 MFA Plork Prize

June 11, 2026
UBalt News

Poet Zahra Gordon, a member of The University of Baltimore's Class of 2026 in the MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts program, earned this year's Plork Prize, as voted by the MFA faculty.

Author Howard Fishman

Reviving Robbie Basho: A UBalt Summer Class Deep-Dives into the Life of a Baltimore Musician Who Deserved Better

June 1, 2026
UBalt News

A summer class at UBalt will examine the life of Robbie Basho, a Baltimore-born and raised musician who had a strong influence on the guitar style known as American Primitive. Despite his reputation, Basho is virtually unknown in his hometown.

A graduate smiles while taking a selfie during the commencement ceremony at The University of Baltimore.

Class of 2026 perseveres

May 22, 2026
UBalt Stories

There was a common thread among The University of Baltimore’s Class of 2026 graduates. These graduates worked hard to reach this moment, but it was their support system that made it all possible.

Gamar Hayles speaks from the commencement stage podium, looking off camera.

UBalt's 2026 commencement speeches

May 22, 2026
UBalt Stories

Find your why. Keep pushing through obstacles. Turn pressure into purpose. These were some of the messages delivered to the Class of 2026 at The University of Baltimore’s graduate and undergraduate ceremonies on May 20.

Erick Masaua, in his cap and gown, speaks from the podium on stage during commencement.

Family fuels graduate speaker’s resilience

May 21, 2026
Student Stories

Erick Masaua experienced life’s greatest blessings and some of its most difficult challenges while pursuing his master’s degree at The University of Baltimore. He still found motivation in his family to push onward.