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Companies coming to UMBC to recruit -- Register, find a job.

All graduate students are invited to participate

UMBC's Career Services Center has stated that the following companies have opportunities for graduate students: Allegis Group Inovalon, Inc. National Security Agency CSC/Computer Sciences...

Posted: October 14, 2013, 9:51 PM

Ambiguity Road

by Craig Berger "Alright, thank you for your time," I said. I quickly hung up, wanting the call to end as soon as possible. After yet another university's dismissal from a search process, I had...

Posted: September 24, 2013, 10:30 AM

The Door With My Real Name On It

by David Hoffman It was one of those rare moments when the past, present and future converge in a burst of energy and meaning. I stood at the rail above the Retriever Activities Center floor...

Posted: September 9, 2013, 8:49 AM

Closing Thoughts

A few weeks ago I had a minor health scare: an anomaly during a routine checkup that could have been serious but turned out, after 11 days of waiting to see a specialist, to be nothing...

Posted: December 29, 2010, 11:34 AM

Dispatch from Post-Graduate Reality

UMBC alum Andrew Gordon ('07) was a keen cultural observer when he was a student.  He had a way of seeing beneath the surface of things, and a knack for writing about his insights in an accessible...

Posted: September 22, 2010, 1:57 PM

Letting Go, Moving On

18 years ago I took the California Bar Exam. My lungs still bear the scars. For two and a half years, I practiced law at a Los Angeles firm.  I learned a lot, including what I do not want to do...

Posted: February 1, 2010, 10:31 PM