<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/student-stories-justin-natrea-wills.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>03/02/2026</pubDate><title>College together, a promise fulfilled</title><description>Justin Wills Sr. made a promise to his wife, Natrea, when they started their life together. Kids and careers aside, he would make sure she got back to college to earn the degree she never got to finish. Now both are poised to finish their bachelor's degrees at UBalt. </description><author>Student Stories</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/justin-wills-feature.jpg" alt="Natrea and Justin Wills pose for a selfie in front of a mural wall at The University of Baltimore."/></image><image-cap/><quote>UBalt made it clear that my real-world experience mattered, that my voice mattered and that leadership could be developed right where I was.</quote><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag><tag>Student Stories</tag></tags></item>