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Google Career Certificates Available to Help You Gain In-Demand Skills

Access Google Career Certs in AI, Data Analytics, and More!

In partnership with Google, The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH), The University System of Maryland (USM), and the University of Texas System (UT), UMBC is offering a...

Posted: September 22, 2025, 1:04 PM

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Three Faculty Named 2025-26 UMBC LA Fellows

$2k professional awards renewable annually

Once again, the Provost's Office has provided funding through the Learning Analytics Fellowship program to faculty and staff for the 2025-26 academic year. Details of the new fellows’ proposals...

Posted: September 15, 2025, 7:30 PM

2025-26 UMBC Learning Analytics Fellows Sarah Bass, Neha Raikar, and Liang Zhu

The Basics of using myUMBC for Students

A general overview of where to find information on myUMBC

Welcome to myUMBC! Here is a brief overview of what and where to find information as a UMBC student. What's new this fall? Search / Ask Bar This is a useful research tool for finding what...

Posted: September 15, 2025, 11:06 AM

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Take Control of Your Google Drive: A Guide to Freeing Up Space

Declutter your cloud storage and make room for new projects

Is your Google Drive running out of space? Don't worry, you're not alone. With a few simple steps, you can free up valuable storage and get organized for future documents and projects. These tips...

Posted: September 10, 2025, 10:38 AM

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Ally’s New PDF “Quick Fixes” Empower Faculty in Minutes

Fix titles, language, OCR issues, right inside Blackboard

Imagine encountering a PDF flagged in Ally for having no embedded title, missing language metadata, or being a scanned-only image. Ally’s latest update brings a trio of PDF "quick fixes" that turn...

Posted: September 9, 2025, 3:28 PM

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Repost: Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium

Join us for our virtual series this fall!

The original post can be found on myumbc at Announcing the 2025 AI Symposium! On the heels of the successful “AI, Privacy, and Ethics Symposium” of April 2024, we’re back with a new iteration!...

Posted: September 8, 2025, 1:18 PM

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