John Dorsey was named as UMBC's third president (a title then-known as "chancellor") in 19...

Calvin B. Lee was selected as UMBC's new president -- a position then known as "Chancellor"...

As UMBC celebrates its 50th, the Imaging Research Center (IRC) will begin celebrating its 30th. The...

UMBC's Engineering Building was opened in 1992 -- the same year that UMBC created a College of Engin...

Did you ever take a class with chemistry professor Robert F. Steiner?

Are you in this photo? Do you recognize any of your classmates?

Undergraduate research and creative achievement has always been a hallmark at UMBC. In 1996, the uni...

A production by UMBC's Theatre Department of five plays by Irish Playwright Samuel Beckett appeared ...

Were you ever involved in a theatre production with Xerxes Mehta?

UMBC President Michael Hooker, engineering chair Bino Koh, and computer science chair Samuel Lomonac...

We're about to graduate another class of outstanding Retrievers, including valedictorian Katelyn Sea...

UMBC’s President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III has been UMBC’s leader for more than two decades, but...

Were you here for the Shriver Center dedication? Tell us about it.

As an Honors University in Maryland, UMBC has a reputation as a school that takes academics serious...

After years of planning and conflicts with faculty and local residents, UMBC's research park (bwtech...

Darielle and Earl Linehan (center) have played in immense role in the growth of UMBC as a hub for th...

Do you remember these dancers?

UMBC's reputation as a university that makes important contributions to environmental studies in the...

Why was the Conservation and Environmental Research Area (CERA) and its trail created? —Delana Gre...

When did UMBC become a national college chess powerhouse? —Valerie Kilgallon ’87, English Accord...

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever was selected as the university mascot in founding years of the universi...

UMBC's commitment to innovation in pedagogy took a leap forward in 2010 with the debut of a new init...

One of the most notable theatrical movements in UMBC history was Shakespeare on Wheels -- a travelin...

The very first cohort of UMBC's groundbreaking Meyerhoff Scholars Program gathered in 1988. The init...

UMBC has always looked to the future -- and the founding of the Erickson School of Aging Studies in ...

Throughout the last 50 years, our athletes have done some amazing things. One note-worthy moment too...

As a track and field standout at UMBC, Dave Bobb '97 garnered more individual honors than any other ...

Why does UMBC not have a football team? Did the university ever consider having one? —Lisa Price ...

Do you remember Dr. Ramachandra "Ram" Hosmane?

Do you recognize these actors from the 1994 production of Hamlet?

UMBC's Physics building made its debut on campus in 1999, becoming a center for research at the univ...

Professor of chemistry and biochemistry Mike Summers (left) is one of the STEM pioneers who have bui...

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III was named as UMBC's president in 1993. In his installation address, he sta...

UMBC's Women's Center was founded in 1991 -- and it has been providing essential services to the cam...

It's no small feat to narrow down 50 years of athletics history to some of our most iconic moments, ...