University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a state university near Baltimore in the US state of Maryland . The college was founded in 1966 and today has 11,852 students. It is part of the University System of Maryland and specializes in engineering and science.
Sports
The UMBC sports teams are the retrievers . The college is a member of the America East Conference .
Personalities
Professors
- Willie B. Lamousé-Smith - sociologist
- Amie Siegel (* 1974) - poet, photo artist, filmmaker, videographer
- Manil Suri - writer and mathematician
Graduates
- Kathleen Turner - actress
- Matthew VanDyke - filmmaker and activist
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Coordinates: 39 ° 15 '18.3 " N , 76 ° 42' 37.2" W.