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News and Stories

Prof. Joshua Clark Davis

Prof. Davis Discusses His New Book on Police Behavior and the Civil Rights Movement on WYPR

March 11, 2026

Joshua Clark Davis, associate professor of history and the author of several books covering 20th century American history with a focus on social movements, policing, urban history, and African American history, spoke on WYPR's Midday show on March 10 in a conversation about his latest book, Polic...

Ivan Sascha Sheehan in his office

UBalt and Global Peace Foundation Formalize Expanded Peacebuilding Partnership

March 10, 2026
College of Public Affairs

The University of Baltimore and the Global Peace Foundation formalize an expanded partnership to advance peacebuilding research, educational initiatives and community dialogue in Baltimore and beyond.

Mellanie Lee poses while standing in front of a window overlooking the city campus.

Forging her path, on her time

March 10, 2026
Student Stories

After working as a guidance counselor in Baltimore city, Mellanie realized she was ready to take the next step in her own journey by returning to school to earn her bachelor’s degree. That decision would lead her to become a two-time graduate of The University of Baltimore.

Dr. Ann Cotten, executive director of UBalt's Schaefer Center for Public Policy

Schaefer Center's Ann Cotten Selected for Daily Record's 2026 Maryland Top 100 Women

March 9, 2026
UBalt News

The Daily Record has named Dr. Ann Cotten, executive director of The University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy to its 2026 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

A group of women panelists applaud while one woman, at the center, raises her hand. An audience watches.

Women's Day Celebrates Stories That Made Us

March 6, 2026
UBalt Stories

UBalt's annual International Women's Day celebration invited voices from across the campus to share their stories--inspiring, difficult, important--with the wider University community.

University System of Maryland logo

Four Faculty Members Earn Regents Faculty Awards

March 6, 2026
UBalt News

Four UBalt faculty members - three from the School of Law, and one from the College of Public Affairs - are winners of 2026 USM Board of Regents Faculty Awards.

Sydney Comitz Bowers, University of Baltimore Law and Business Alumna

Leveraging Business and Law at UBalt is a Calculated Advantage

March 5, 2026
Business Today

Sydney Comitz Bowers turned her education into a calculated career advantage—saving valuable time and tuition dollars in the process.

From Left to right Professors John Bessler, Nienke Grossman, and Tim Sellers

Three School of Law Professors Receive 2026 USM Regents Faculty Awards

March 5, 2026

Three faculty members from UBalt Law are recognized by the University System Board of Regents' 2026 Faculty Awards -- the single highest honor bestowed by the board across a select number of categories.