<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubalt-stories-new-semester-qanda.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>08/25/2025</pubDate><title>How to Succeed in College, According to Staff</title><description>We asked UBalt staff to share the questions and answers to what students ask the most. Whether you’re a new student, already an alum back to finish a graduate degree, or somewhere in between, there’s something for everyone here to have a great start to the semester.</description><author>UBalt Stories</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/ubalt-students-feature.jpg" alt="Two students sit talking on steps to a statue near campus"/></image><image-cap/><quote>Whether that be a student organization, campus job or getting to know other community members, connecting with campus is one of the best indicators of success.</quote><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Student Life</tag></tags></item>