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Novelist Aja Gabel

Novelist Aja Gabel Opens 2026 Spring Speaker Series, Feb. 25

February 2, 2026
UBalt News

Novelist Aja Gabel, author of The Ensemble and the new Lightbreakers, will kick off The University of Baltimore's 2026 MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts Speaker Series, on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

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.

arrows that rise up

Applications Now Open for 'Rise to the Challenge' Pitch Competition

January 28, 2026
Business Today

UBalt students and alumni: pitch your business for up to $30,000 at Rise to the Challenge 2026. Applications open now through Feb. 27.

Jacob DeGeal, assistant professor in the MFA in Integrated Design program

Prof. Jacob DeGeal Wins Two GDUSA Graphic Design Awards

January 28, 2026
UBalt News

Prof. Jacob DeGeal has been recognized in the 62nd Annual GDUSA (Graphic Design USA) Design Awards, earning wins in the categories of Logos and Symbols and Signs and Environmental Graphics.

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.

UBalt students gathered around a laptop

University of Baltimore Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

January 13, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore has received a 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, placing UBalt among the nation’s institutions that are "deepening partnerships, leveraging community assets, and addressing urgent societal challenges," according to the American Council on ...

University of Baltimore writing professor Marion Winik

Winik's 'Groundbreaking' Memoir Reaches A New Generation

January 5, 2026
UBalt News

University of Baltimore Prof. Marion Winik continues to receive accolades for the new edition of her memoir First Comes Love, published 30 years ago at the start of a period of deeply personal books that defined the times. Now, as the book becomes available in both print and audiobook form, and W...

UBalt is part of the annual Global Game Jam, set for next January at the Universities at Shady Grove

Global Game Jam Set for Jan. 26 - Feb. 1

December 11, 2025
UBalt News

University of Baltimore students, faculty, and friends are invited to register for the next edition of Global Game Jam, a participatory, multi-day event in which game designers and gaming enthusiasts gather at the Universities at Shady Grove to create and demonstrate games. All jammers are welcom...

UBalt Writing Professor Marion Winik celebrates the 30th anniversary of her memoir, First Comes Love

Writing Prof. Marion Winik Marks 30th Anniversary of Acclaimed Memoir with New Edition, Audiobook

December 9, 2025
UBalt News

First Comes Love, the critically heralded memoir by University of Baltimore Prof. Marion Winik, is being rediscovered with a new edition―including a new introduction by the author and an unabridged audiobook―as readers, critics and Winik celebrate its 30th anniversary.