<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-commencement-set-may-20.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>04/27/2026</pubDate><title>Commencement Ceremonies Set for May 20; Abell Foundation CEO Fagan Harris to Speak </title><description>The University of Baltimore will hold its 2026 Commencement ceremonies for the College of Public Affairs, the Merrick School of Business, and the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences on May 20 at The Lyric. Fagan Harris, CEO and president of the Abell Foundation, will deliver a keynote address.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/FaganHarrisLG.jpg" alt="Fagan Harris is pictured in an office in Baltimore's Inner Harbor   "/></image><image-cap>Fagan Harris, president and CEO of the Abell Foundation, will provide a keynote address during UBalt's Commencement on May 20</image-cap><quote/><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>College of Public Affairs</tag><tag>Main News</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag><tag>Student Life</tag><tag>Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences</tag></tags></item>