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Meet Our Community of Retriever Believers

Fabiha '18, M.P.S. ‘20

Political Science and Cybersecurity

“When I was visiting colleges, the one thing that really struck me about UMBC was how close-knit and diverse the community is. For me, it’s really important to have interpersonal relationships with my professors.”

Blake '19

Physics and Mathematics

“Coming to UMBC and the McNair Scholars community in particular really helped me to open up to meet people with different backgrounds and experience different things.”

Dr. Kimberly Moffitt

American Studies

“UMBC reminds me of my undergraduate institution in terms of its student diversity, geographic appeal to students (and) commitment to academic excellence.”