Bob Parsons, B.S. '75, D.H.L. '08, Baltimore Native, Billionaire Philanthropist, Returns to Campus to Debut His New Memoir, May 6
March 16, 2024
Bob Parsons, B.S. '75, D.H.L. '08, a Baltimore native, founder of a string of globally successful companies and now a billionaire philanthropist, will return to his alma mater on May 6 for his literary debut, a memoir called Fire in the Hole! Parsons will read from the book, engage in a conversation about its many insights (including his experience as a U.S. Marine fighting in Vietnam), sign copies of the book and meet with attendees at a special reception.
Rosenberg Dialogue Series: 'Fixing Unintended Pandemic Medicaid Policy Consequences: Lessons Learned and Insurance Coverage Implications for Recipients,' April 10
March 14, 2024
The next offering in The University of Baltimore's lauded Rosenberg Dialogue Series, "Fixing Unintended Pandemic Medicaid Policy Consequences: Lessons Learned and Insurance Coverage Implications for Recipients," will take place on April 10. John J. Kaelin, senior vice president of the Centene Corporation, will serve as keynote speaker. Panelists include Ryan B. Moran, deputy secretary, Health Care Financing and Medicaid director for the Maryland Department of Health, and Alice Middleton, deputy director of the Hilltop Institute.
UBalt's BNIA-JFI, City Launch Online Resource to Show Local Impact of American Rescue Plan Act
March 12, 2024
The launch of ARPA Impact Indicators, an interactive resource designed to provide residents with insights into the impact of the $641 million American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated to Baltimore City, was announced on March 11 by Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott, along with the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs and the University of Baltimore's Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance–Jacob France Institute.
Inaugural Career Closet Fashion Show Postponed to May 3
March 6, 2024
The University of Baltimore will host its inaugural Career Closet Fashion Show - an outgrowth of the University's continuing investment in suitable workday attire for students seeking careers in business, law, public service and so on - on May 3. (This event was postponed from its original March 28 date.)
CELTT's Jessica Stansbury: Rush to Regulate AI Lacks Educators' Perspective
March 1, 2024
In an opinion piece in The Baltimore Sun, Dr. Jessica Stansbury, director of teaching and learning excellence in the Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology (CELTT) at The University of Baltimore, writes that the ongoing fervor to regulate Artificial Intelligence is happening without sufficient input from teachers. "Teaching should remain the focal point of technological advancements, ensuring that AI complements pedagogy rather than overshadowing it," she writes.
Author, Composer, Playwright Howard Fishman Opens 2024 MFA Reading Series, March 4
February 27, 2024
Essayist, playwright, musician and composer Howard Fishman will open The University of Baltimore's Spring Reading Series on March 4. Fishman's broad creative life includes the 2023 non-fiction book, To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music and Mystery of Connie Converse.
Physical Campus Opens at 10 a.m., Feb. 17
February 17, 2024
Due to inclement weather, the physical campus of The University of Baltimore will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17. Online classes will continue as scheduled. Essential personnel must report at their regularly scheduled time.
Margaret Burnham, University Distinguished Prof. of Law at Northeastern University, on How the Criminal Justice System Sustained Jim Crow, March 13
February 16, 2024
On March 13, Margaret Burnham, University Distinguished Professor of Law at Northeastern University and author of the book By Hands Now Known, will discuss the insidious ways that police and the courts sustained racial violence in the Jim Crow South. Sponsored by The University of Baltimore's History Program, the History Club, the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences, and the Diversity Council of the Student Bar Association, the discussion will be available in-person and online.
Md. Comptroller Brooke Lierman to Deliver Address at UBalt Law's May 15 Commencement Ceremony
February 14, 2024
Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman will deliver the commencement address at the University of Baltimore School of Law on May 15 at Towson University.
First Cohort from Urban Conflict Management Program Graduates, Feb. 9
February 8, 2024
The Urban Conflict Manager Program - an initiative co-sponsored by the City of Baltimore Mayor's Office for Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and The University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy - will host its first graduation on Feb. 9. A total of 15 participants from Safe Streets, including site directors, violence prevention specialists, and community leaders/partners will graduate in person at The University of Baltimore campus.
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