{"id":391,"date":"2026-03-26T15:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2026-05-27T19:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:56:49","slug":"presidents-administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/presidents-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidents &amp; Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From our first chancellor, Albin O. Kuhn, to our current president, Freeman Hrabowski, UMBC has been fortunate to have such visionary leaders. &nbsp;In just fifty years, we have come from a small upstart commuter school to being one of the best universities for undergraduate teaching (per&nbsp;<em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>)&nbsp;and a leading innovator in higher education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>View &#8220;Presidents &amp; Administration&#8221; exhibit pages<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/presidents-administration\/albin-o-kuhn\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"393\">Albin O. Kuhn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/presidents-administration\/calvin-b-t-lee\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"395\">Calvin B.T. Lee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/presidents-administration\/john-dorsey\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"397\">John Dorsey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/presidents-administration\/michael-hooker\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"399\">Michael Hooker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/presidents-administration\/freeman-hrabowski\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"401\">Freeman Hrabowski<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-858x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph portrait\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-858x1024.jpg 858w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-768x917.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-1287x1536.jpg 1287w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-1715x2048.jpg 1715w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-1200x1433.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-056-1980x2364.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Albin O. Kuhn by Fabian Bachrach, 50UMBC-056<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-805x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph portrait\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-805x1024.jpg 805w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-768x977.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-1208x1536.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-1610x2048.jpg 1610w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-1200x1526.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-1980x2518.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC1989-02-002-scaled.jpg 2013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Calvin B.T. Lee, UARC 1989-02-002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" data-id=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-1024x836.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white aerial photograph of man holding a pipe\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-1024x836.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-1536x1254.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-2048x1672.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-1200x980.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/UARC-Photos-07-02-0177-1980x1617.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Dorsey Posed in Front of a Panoramic Photograph of UMBC, UARC Photos-07-02-0177<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph portrait\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-1231x1536.jpg 1231w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-1641x2048.jpg 1641w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-1200x1497.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/P2014-01-0134-1980x2471.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Michael Hooker by Bo Rader, P2014-01-0134<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/live-umbc-wpms-test.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Color photograph portrait\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-1040x1536.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-1387x2048.jpg 1387w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-1200x1772.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-1980x2924.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/50UMBC-063_1-scaled.jpg 1734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Portrait of Freeman A. 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