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When Robin Keller Mayne ’69, American studies, graduated from UMBC, she wore no robes and no mortarboard. There was no crowd to cheer her across the stage. In fact, there was no stage. It...

With Jim Lord ’99, Design Director, Creative Services They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but how about an old Dawg? As universities change, mascots evolve along with them, and...

Most members of the UMBC community who drive between the university’s main campus and its south campus don’t know that they’re passing a bit of Baltimore’s cultural and religious history along the...

When Reid Thompson ’85, biological sciences, was named chairman of Vanderbilt University’s Department of Neurological Surgery this past fall, it was yet another big step forward on a road that...

Gamers Delight A video game called “Closure” featuring a mysterious world plunged into darkness co-created by UMBC sophomore Jon Schubbe won an Independent Games Festival (IGF) award for...