The True Grit statue was unveiled in 1987. The sculptor was an alumna -- Paulette Raye '87, philosop...

As "young alum" for just a few more years, my son was rooting for me at the annual Homecom...

The silo on UMBC Boulevard suggests a connection between the university and farming. What was that p...

Were you at Quadmania 1998? You'll certainly remember seeing M. Doughty and his band Soul Coughing a...

UMBC's 40th anniversary in 2006 had fireworks and parties, but one of its best remembered moments wa...

2008 was finally the moment when UMBC’s men’s basketball team got to the "Big Dance" -...

In 2004, the UMBC men’s swimming made Retrievers proud when the team took home its first America E...

As a standout player in women’s lacrosse who also excelled in the classroom, Kelly Fiorani Marriot...

UMBC Athletics hit peak Retriever Fever in the 2007-2008 season, when the men's basketball team stor...

Chess has been an integral part of the UMBC story, and one of the greatest teams in university histo...

For a young university, traditions are important. Since 2005, UMBC's Homecoming Bonfire has been a p...

One of the landmark moments in making UMBC a greener campus came in 2007, when UMBC President Freema...

Why was the Hillcrest Building torn down? What was the history behind this structure? —Perry Alexa...

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

The Terrace Apartments opened on campus in 1981 -- representing an expansion of the residential life...

UMBC Retrievers Athletics found a new home in 2003 by joining the America East conference. It has be...

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...

Who was the most famous performer or group to play a concert at UMBC? —Eric Messner ’01 UMBC has...

The sparkplug for the UMBC men’s basketball team’s memorable run to the NCAA tournament in 2008,...

How did it come to be that UMBC develop a class schedule with a “free hour” in the middle of the...

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

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

"Greek" was the word at UMBC in 1983 -- as this advertisement for a session on "The N...

In 2002, men’s tennis standout Oscar Lopez ’00, and M.S. ’02, mechanical engineering, became t...

From the earliest days of UMBC, finding one's place didn't just mean growing as a student and a pers...

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...