News - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
3 days ago · Retrievers are upping their research game in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program cohort. UMBC’s 2024 – 2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program class are sharing their knowledge and building community around the world by earning a master’s degree, conducting research, or teaching English.
DOJ investigation finds deceased UMBC swimming and diving …
Mar 19, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Justice revealed Monday that a former head coach of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s swimming and diving team, Chad Cradock, who died in 2021, sexually and verbally abused members of the team for about five years.
NASA awards AXIS X-ray telescope co-developed by UMBC …
3 days ago · Nearly a year ago, a group of engineers and scientists including UMBC physicists became one of 10 teams to successfully submit a proposal to NASA to develop the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS).In October, the AXIS team learned that they were one of the final two instrument designs selected for further development. Over the next year, each of the two teams will receive $5 million to ...
$4.1M proposed settlement for students abused by former UMBC …
Mar 23, 2024 · The settlement request comes from UMBC and the Office of the Attorney General after a U.S. Department of Justice Title IX investigation revealed this week that head coach Chad Cradock, who died...
Valerie Sheares Ashby named next president of UMBC, arriving …
Apr 4, 2022 · The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Valerie Sheares Ashby as the next president of UMBC. She will become UMBC’s sixth chief executive on August 1, 2022, following current UMBC President Freeman A. …
U.S. Justice Department finds UMBC violated Title IX in its …
Mar 18, 2024 · The University of Maryland, Baltimore County failed to protect student athletes from a former swim coach’s sexual harassment and discrimination, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded after a...
Dalce has double-double, No. 18 Maryland women dominate UMBC …
Nov 5, 2024 · Jordan Lewis scored 10 points for UMBC, which finished 10 of 43 from the field — 5 of 24 inside the arc and 5 of 19 on 3-pointers. Maryland made 6 of 10 shots and held UMBC to 2 of 11 in the first quarter to open an 18-8 lead. The teams combined for 27 turnovers in the first half when the Terrapins took a 33-22 lead.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, failed to protect …
Mar 20, 2024 · CNN — A former head swimming and diving coach at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, sexually harassed male athletes and discriminated against female athletes, and the university...
Justice Department Finds University Failed to Address Allegations …
Mar 18, 2024 · The Justice Department announced today the results of its investigation into allegations that a former head coach of the Swimming and Diving Team at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) sexually harassed male student-athletes and discriminated against female student-athletes.
$4 million settlement reached after UMBC reportedly ignored ... - CBS News
Apr 4, 2024 · BALTIMORE - A $4.1 million settlement was secured by the U.S. Department of Justice following a report that accused the University of Maryland, Baltimore County of covering up sexual abuse and...