He used his personal memories as a backdrop to his Diversity Advisory Council Speaker Series talk.
Initiatives
Opening Doors: Live Near Your Work Program Adds Two Neighborhoods with Historical Significance
Druid Heights and Heritage Crossing are walkable and close to campus.
Meet UMB’s Educator of the Year
Russell A. McClain is praised as one of the best teachers at the Carey School of Law.
Initiatives Archives
Students Take Aim at Gun Violence
Findings related to how UMB can impact gun violence in Baltimore City were released by this year’s President’s Fellows.
You Made It Happen, You Can Make It Happen
Read over a highlight of recent major gifts to UMB and learn about the impact that your gift can have on a variety of the University's programs and initiatives.
Continuing a Legacy of Legal Advocacy
Chris Coffin, JD ’99, describes his approach to practicing law as acknowledging the person behind the case. “It is one thing to represent someone on paper,” he says, “another thing to know them as a human being.”
Helping Planet and Pocketbook
Last spring the workmanship and high sustainability standards used in building the Health Sciences Research Facility III earned UMB a coveted Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Award.
Diversity in Diverse Ways
UMB’s Diversity Advisory Council continues to make an impact by promoting diversity and inclusion across the University.
Catalyst Campaign Update: Making Good Things Happen
The University’s most ambitious capital campaign marches toward its $750 million goal. This past October the campaign exceeded the $500 million milestone.
‘1807’: UMB’s State of the Arts
In May 2019, UMB launched the inaugural issue of "1807: An Art & Literary Journal."
Devon’s Journey to ‘Hamilton’
A UMB raffle was just the ticket Devon Nwaba, MPH, needed to attend the hit show "Hamilton."
UMBrella Reigns
The UMBrella Group reached for the stars and mixed in a little candlelight in its highlight event of 2019, turning the annual Women’s History Month celebration into a daylong symposium.
CURE Scholar: “I Want to Help Other People Get Through What I’ve Been Through”
Lynijah Russell was one of 36 UMB CURE Scholars who traveled to Annapolis on Jan. 28, 2019, for Advocacy Day.