[What follows is a transcription of President Hrabowski's remarks at the UMBC Discussion on Complex Challenges Facing Baltimore Communities held Friday, May 1, 2015].

Someone asked me if I thought our students would come out for something in Baltimore. And I said, “I have no doubt.” Thousands of our students and faculty and staff care deeply about children and families in our city, because that’s who we are.

This is about all of us; about our country, not just about Baltimore. What we see in our city is what we see in our country... (continue reading)