News and Stories

News and Stories

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Facing New Challenges

October 26, 2026
Student Stories

Seth Perlow didn’t have a clear picture of where his future was headed when he lost his job in 2023. He was willing to seek guidance, explore new possibilities and trust where those opportunities might lead. That’s how he arrived at UBalt.

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

October 26, 2026
UBALT LAW

At a Yale Law School law and technology speaker series, new scholarship examines outdated privacy doctrine in modern carceral technology.

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UBalt Brings Documentary Film on Multi-Generational Trauma, Plus Filmmaker Tracey Arcabasso Smith, for Campus Conversation, Oct. 28

October 21, 2026
UBalt News

As a kickoff for UBalt's new B.A. in Multimedia Storytelling, Tracey Arcabasso Smith will discuss her award-winning documentary film, Relative, on Oct. 28.

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UBalt Ethics Week, Oct. 26-30

October 20, 2026
UBalt News

The Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement will present a series of public events as part of its Ethics Week celebration, Oct. 26-30.

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An Evening with Fiction Writer Rachel Khong, Nov. 19

October 20, 2026
UBalt News

Rachel Khong, author of the novel The Real Americans and the new collection of short stories, My Dear You, will visit The University of Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., as The University of Baltimore's MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts continues its fall authors series.

Javon, a law student and veteran, smiles during a portrait shoot on campus.

Veteran eyes next career in law school

October 19, 2026
Student Stories

Javon Lamar Weaver got a taste for legal work while he was working as a federal agent. He retired from the job with his next step in mind: law school.

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UBalt's Entrepreneurship Center Joins TEDCO's Urban Business Innovation Initiative

October 14, 2026
UBalt News

The University of Baltimore's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has joined TEDCO's Urban Business Innovation Initiative, and will be one of two institutions in Baltimore to have an entrepreneur in residence.

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Documentary Film on Linotype Machine, Oct. 20

October 14, 2026
UBalt News

The Klein Family Center of Communications Design and the Integrated Design programs will present a free screening of Linotype: The Film on Oct. 20.

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
UBalt Law

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.