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News and Stories

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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.

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Etiquette lessons support UBalt students' professional futures

June 29, 2026
UBalt Stories

This spring, Dr. Lakeisha Mathews, center director, co-hosted an etiquette dinner with Dr. Tiffaney Parkman, senior lecturer for the College of Public Affairs’ School of Health and Human Services. This marked the 11th year of the event, held for B.A. in Human Services Administration students and ...

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.

Dean Ivan Sascha Sheehan pictured in his office

Prof. Sheehan: AI is Reshaping Work, Not Destroying It

June 1, 2026
UBalt News

"We need aggressive reskilling infrastructure to help workers transition."

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.

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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.

Dan Gerlowski

Dan Gerlowski Named Interim Dean of Merrick School of Business

May 12, 2026
UBalt News

Leadership and Vision for Student Success in Today's and Tomorrow's Economy.

Students consider the aspects of an escape room they built while standing inside an exhibit room at the Walters Art Museum.

Escape room project connects UBalt to community

May 7, 2026
UBalt Stories

UBalt students spent a semester in Dr. Rachael Zeleny’s Arts in Society course building elaborate scrapbooks that could serve as portable escape rooms. These books would live at Walters Art Museum for visiting high school students to play--enhancing students' connections to an art museum through ...