Navigating Federal Orders and Guidance
In response to the many rapid changes happening at the federal government level, UMB’s Issues Management Advisory Group put together this website to help assess how federal policies of the current presidential administration might impact the University.
Past Events
‘Face to Face’: Student Loans
January 21, 2026
From loan limits to new payback plans, UMB Provost Roger Ward and Registrar Patricia Scott break down the changes in federal financing rules and how they’ll impact UMB students.
Facing the Future Together
June 27, 2025
UMB President Bruce Jarrell and UMCP President Darryll Pines discuss the wide array of challenges facing higher education and their teamwork approach.
‘Face to Face’: Academic Freedom and Free Speech
May 1, 2025
Legal experts from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law discuss challenges to academic freedom and freedom of speech on the May 1 edition of “Virtual Face to Face.”