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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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