Video: montage of various students on UBalt campus
Jaime LeeProfessor of Law
Driving change through law clinics
You can only learn how to grapple with being a lawyer when you're actually experiencing it: when you're sitting in front of a client and they are looking you in the eye and relying on you to help them and improve their lives.
A first-generation lawyer, Jaime Lee, professor of law for The University of Baltimore, enjoys making an impact in her classrooms and community, through scholarship and clinical work.
Mikhail Pevzner, Ph.D.Professor of Accounting and Graduate Business Program Director
Danica NelsonB.S. in Criminal Justice student
Chasing a dream, close to home
I really have been able to learn more than if I were, for example, in a class of 200 some students. I feel like I'm getting more out of my education being here.
Danica Nelson was a nontraditional student in a nontraditional school.
She came to The University of Baltimore at 17. At UBalt, with its average undergraduate age of 31, she was in classrooms unlike anything she could have imagined. It didn’t take long, though, for Danica to find her community.
It’s not hard to find someone that you relate to, because this is a place where you are encouraged and supported to be the best you.
Jourdan Wallace had always envisioned law school as part of her plan, but being sent home during the COVID-19 pandemic helped her redefine her ‘why’—the reason she was pursuing a law degree.
Second degree pursuit leads to new mentor, career path
Reaching out to him for help, reaching out to him for advice, was one of the best choices I made.
Hanu Pershad wanted to work in the criminal justice field but kept running into obstacles that blocked his way forward. So he pivoted, and found opportunities at UBalt that he had never considered.
Karyn Schulzdirector, Disability and Access Services
Director strives to help all students
I want to make sure people get to where they need to be and provide the tools needed to get there.
Karyn Schulz has been director of Disability and Access Services at The University of Baltimore for 16 years, all but two years of her overall tenure here.
