Virtual Face to Face

Virtual Face to Face is a virtual interview program that serves as a forum for UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, to explore issues of interest to the UMB community with subject matter experts from the University, government and health officials, and others. 

Members of the UMB community are invited to watch and listen. They also will have an opportunity to ask questions directly. The goal of the program is to keep the UMB community informed and connected while highlighting the outstanding work of our faculty and staff.

Upcoming Episodes

Past Episodes

  • Roger Ward and Patricia Scott

    ‘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.

  • UMCP President Darryll Pines with UMB President Bruce Jarrell

    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.

  • (clockwise from top left: Bruce Jarrell, Alex Likowski, Renée Hutchins Laurent, and Mark Graber

    ‘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.”