Honors College News

Researcher of the Week: Celia Drew

The Honors College is proud of Celia Drew, a sophomore, who had a summer research experience at NIST. Read more of her interview!

Posted: December 3, 2013, 9:49 AM

The Arabian Nights came to life in the Great Books Seminar!

Last week, UMBC Honors College Professor Dr. Ellen Handler Spitz, under the auspices of the Honors College Director Dr. Simon Stacey, invited the remarkable Enchantment Theater of Philadelphia to...

Posted: November 12, 2013, 12:38 PM

Honors College entrepreneurs' business idea acquired!

Congrats to Andres Camacho and Ayushi Aggarwal

Congratulations to the students behind UMBC Banana Bones!  It's official, Banana Bones has been acquired by Tecore Networks, an Elkridge based telecommunications company. Read the story from the...

Posted: October 31, 2013, 10:30 AM

Dr. Spitz featured in Artcritical

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is hosting an exhibit on Belgian Surrealist painter Rene Magritte. The show, Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938, is running through January...

Posted: October 14, 2013, 5:23 PM

Intern of the Week: Chris Harried, Honors College

Chris’s experience at AmeriCorps State & National

Name:  Chris Harried Internship, Co-op or Research Site: AmeriCorps State & National Location of the Organization (City, State): Philadelphia PA, Atlanta GA Major(s)/Minor(s):  Political...

Posted: October 11, 2013, 2:52 PM

Akosua Osei-Tutu receives competitive NIH Scholarship!

Please join the Honors College in congratulating our very own Honors College student, Akosua Osei-Tutu, who has recently received a scholarship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Posted: September 9, 2013, 11:55 AM

Salar Sepehri becomes Burgee Regents Scholar!

Congratulations goes to Amir Salar Sepheri, incoming Honors College and Transfer student at UMBC, who has recently been named a Burgee Regents Scholar! "The Regents Scholars Program was...

Posted: September 5, 2013, 3:07 PM