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Global Field Study to England 2025

April 10, 2025
College of Arts and Sciences

Study Abroad Opportunity.

Alice Tasman, a literary agent with the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, will discuss the ins and outs of the publishing industry - including writing, editing, submitting to an agent, signing, and what to expect from the relationship - in an online conversation with University of Baltimore Assistant Prof. Betsy Boyd, director of the University's acclaimed MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts program. The event will take place on April 16.

Literary Agent Alice Tasman Discusses the Publishing Business, April 16

April 7, 2025
UBalt News

Alice Tasman, a literary agent with the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, will discuss the ins and outs of the publishing industry - including writing, editing, submitting to an agent, signing, and what to expect from the relationship - in an online conversation with University of Baltimore Assista...

Pres. Schmoke: For a Century, UBalt has encouraged people to aim high and dream big

Pres. Schmoke: For a Century, UBalt Has Encouraged People to Aim High and Achieve Their Dream

March 28, 2025
UBalt News

Writing in The Baltimore Sun, University of Baltimore President Kurt L. Schmoke says that as the University celebrates its Centennial, there is a growing recognition that higher education contributes in innumerable ways to individuals and the communities in which they live.

Dr. Steve Scalet

Hoffberger Center Director Steven Scalet's New Book Explores Crossroads of Business and Ethics

March 18, 2025
UBalt News

In the new edition of his textbook, Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics, author Steven Scalet, professor of philosophy at The University of Baltimore and director of its Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement, takes an interdisciplinary approach to philosophy, politics and economics as a way t...

Steven Leyva, University of Baltimore Prof. in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts, has released The Opposite of Cruelty, his second collection of poetry

Steven Leyva, Prof. in UBalt's M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts Program, Releases Latest Poetry Collection to Critical Praise

March 6, 2025
UBalt News

Steven Leyva's new collection of poems, The Opposite of Cruelty, is receiving critical acclaim.

Ayanna Roberts

A mother's sacrifices pave way to daughter's fulfilling life

February 28, 2025
Going First

Ayanna Roberts saw the sacrifices her mom made for her and her siblings, and she was determined to forge a path she knew her mother wanted for her.

UBalt science lab, where students learn about forensics, environmental science, and other vital topics in science

University of Baltimore Receives 'Research Colleges and Universities' Classification from Carnegie Foundation

February 17, 2025
UBalt News

UBalt's new 'Research Colleges and Universities' classification from Carnegie Foundation recognizes University's expertise in problem solving

Julie Simon takes a photo of the photographer while sitting at a cafe.

Professor shares passion for photography

February 5, 2025
Charles Street Chats

In the three decades that Julie Simon has been teaching at The University of Baltimore, she has helped students find and grow their creative minds.