The Graduate School at UMBC

The Graduate School at UMBC An innovative, diverse, and highly recognized Graduate School at UMBC in Baltimore, MD. linktr.ee/umbcgradschool

UMBC reflects the future of research universities. Young and dynamic, the university is small enough to provide personal attention, yet large enough to provide state-of-the-art facilities and the finest of faculty. With 37 master’s degree programs, 24 doctoral degree programs, and 21 graduate certificate programs, UMBC seeks to provide students with an enriched experience drawing upon leading scholars attracted to a campus that prides itself on diversity and multiculturalism.

09/10/2026

Program Spotlight 🔎 The mission of the UMBC Teacher Education Unit is to research teaching and learning and to develop educators who are caring, thoughtful, knowledgeable, skilled, and responsive. We expect our graduates to respect diversity, and to be developing the dispositions that will ensure they can become leaders in their schools, and to be advocates for democracy and social justice. Learn more about our Education degrees at the link in our bio!

Keisha is an educator, researcher, and author. In 2025, she published We Weather the Storm: A Poetry Memoir of Survival ...
09/08/2026

Keisha is an educator, researcher, and author. In 2025, she published We Weather the Storm: A Poetry Memoir of Survival and Healing, inspired by her experiences surviving Hurricane Katrina and navigating foster care. Her work centers on resilience, education, and giving voice to stories that are often overlooked. Whether she’s teaching fourth grade math, analyzing data, or writing poetry, Keisha is passionate about using storytelling and research to create understanding, inspire change, and help others feel seen. Read more: https://bit.ly/4g3n5z1

The Graduate School at UMBC will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day.  Please email us at gra...
09/04/2026

The Graduate School at UMBC will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. Please email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail, and we will respond to you when we return to the office on September 8th.

The application for fall 2026 graduation closes on September 15th.  You can fill out the application at the link in our ...
09/01/2026

The application for fall 2026 graduation closes on September 15th. You can fill out the application at the link in our bio.

08/28/2026

Program Spotlight 🔎 UMBC’s Intermedia+Digital Arts [IMDA] MFA program invites interdisciplinary artists seeking to expand or reinvent their practice to apply. The IMDA program is committed to art that poses unique conceptual and social challenges while offering an environment that provides artists a studio, teaching opportunities, courses in emerging methods, contemporary art and theory, engaged faculty and high-end research centers that are typical of a research university.
Learn more on our Programs & Degrees page at the link in our bio!

“We created the MyRCA program to help faculty strengthen their research communication skills and effectively convey the ...
08/26/2026

“We created the MyRCA program to help faculty strengthen their research communication skills and effectively convey the significance and real-world impact of their work beyond traditional academic audiences and funding pathways,” says Christine Mallinson, assistant vice president for research and scholarly impact. “It also encourages faculty to think strategically and creatively about visibility, partnerships, collaboration, and long-term impact,” she adds. Read more: https://bit.ly/4hGL0pb

Happy first day of classes! We hope you have a great fall semester! If you need any help, we are located on the 2nd floo...
08/24/2026

Happy first day of classes! We hope you have a great fall semester! If you need any help, we are located on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building and we are open Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

If you want help meeting a big new fitness goal, Manikanta Sirumalla may have the app for you. Manikanta came to UMBC fr...
08/19/2026

If you want help meeting a big new fitness goal, Manikanta Sirumalla may have the app for you. Manikanta came to UMBC from India as a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in data science. Since arriving, he’s tapped into the wealth of support for aspiring Retriever entrepreneurs. Several UMBC-affiliated programs and people helped Manikanta as he developed and launched his AI-powered fitness and nutrition app, RepTrack Pro. Read more: https://bit.ly/4yR3KIN

Herana Kamal Seneviratne, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received a two-year grant from the Nati...
08/13/2026

Herana Kamal Seneviratne, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received a two-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to explore how two key HIV prevention drugs work inside the body. The project seeks to explain why these drugs protect some people better than others and could help make prevention tools more reliable. Read more: https://bit.ly/4yOrME9

Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for hi...
08/11/2026

Alfred Boakye first began thinking deeply about the care and well-being of elders and their families while caring for his centenarian grandmother, Margaret Nyarko, in his home city of Tema, on the Atlantic coast of South East Ghana. She was in charge of her essential self-care routine—bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring from sitting to standing, and continence—and more complex daily tasks necessary for independent living: medication management, meal preparation, transportation, and shopping. But even with her mobility, his grandmother lacked a social network. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fZSSkp

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