Skip To Main Content
Site Name Here
MenuSearchA-ZSeven Schools One UniversitySeven Schools One University

Menu

  • Give
  • Apply
  • Visit
Close Menu
About
  • Administrative Offices
  • Campus Maps
  • Core Values
  • Fast Facts
  • Travel and International Services
  • Other USM Schools
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Strategic Plan
  • Sustainability
  • Middle States
  • MPowering the State
  • News
  • University Leadership
  • UMB Experts Guide
Academics
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academy of Lifelong Learning
  • Blackboard
  • Libraries
  • Office of the Provost
  • SURFS
  • UMB Program Explorer
Admissions
  • Financial Aid
  • International Students
  • Military and Veterans
  • Office of the Registrar
Research
  • Breakthroughs Can’t Wait
  • Offices and Contacts
  • Resources for Investigators
  • Services for Investigators
  • UMB Research Profile
University Life
  • Arts and Culture
  • Bookstore
  • Emergency
  • Housing
  • Museums
  • Parking and Transportation Services
  • Rooms Available on Campus
  • SMC Campus Center
  • Student Organizations
  • Student Policies
  • URecFit and Wellness
  • UMB shuttle
  • Welcome to Baltimore
  • One Card
Info For
  • Current Students
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Alumni and Donors
  • Community Members
Resources
  • The Elm
  • Calendar
  • myUMB
  • Directory
  • Blackboard
  • SURFS
  • Emergency
  • UMB Shuttle
Seven Schools One University

Search

Close Menu
Common Searched Terms
  • Graduation 2025
  • Campus Tour
  • Jobs at UMB
  • Parking
  • Tuition Remission
  • Registrar
  • Qualtrics
  • Human Resources
  • URecFit and Wellness
  • Tuition
  • Help Desk

A–Z

Close Menu
    Office of the President

    2020-2021

    1. UMB Home
    2. About UMB
    3. Administrative Offices
    4. Office of the President
    5. Messages and News
    6. Letters to the UMB Community
    7. Letters Archives
    8. 2020-2021
    • UMB HomeAbout UMBAdministrative OfficesOffice of the PresidentMessages and NewsLetters to the UMB CommunityLetters Archives2020-2021

    Statement on This Week's Events at the U.S. Capitol

    Dear UMB Community, 

    If you are like me, you have been pinned to the news for the last 48 hours. The events in Washington, D.C., have made it very difficult to focus on things related to my job as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), in spite of the pandemic, but they also have allowed me to reflect quite a lot and gain perspective. I needed time to think about what I wanted to share with this community.

    What I have seen is unthinkable to me as an American. I have seen an insurrection, which in my opinion was fueled by the leader of our government, the president. I saw offensive banners and language, bias and hate against my fellow Americans including my African American colleagues, my Jewish colleagues, and my LGBTQ colleagues. I am sure many others were demeaned by the demonstrators. I was demeaned as well, and I took it personally. I felt and still feel wounded by the events. This is not my idea of democracy. I will not forget these feelings and the reality that goes with them. 

    I feel ashamed that this is a sick underbelly of America. Just as with the killing of George Floyd and so many other sisters and brothers, the injustice and cruelty that many Americans experience every day has again been exposed to plain daylight. I cannot let feeling ashamed, however, be the end of it. UMB, and I along with it, must redouble our efforts at the University to address as many of these injustices and inequities as we can. 

    It will take time for us to process all that has happened this week. I care about every one of you. Coupled with the pandemic, these events have added significant stress to our already stressful lives. Please take care of yourselves and each other during this difficult time.

    I hope that we do not see a return to the status quo. If we are to be united, let us be united more than we have ever been in a commitment to creating a more just and equal America.  

    Stay healthy and safe.

    Sincerely,

    Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS

    President


    • Back to 2020-2021

    Contact

    Office of the President

    220 Arch St.
    Fourteenth Floor
    Baltimore, MD 21201

    410-706-7004
    Facebook X instagram YouTube

    Related Information

    Core Values University Leadership
    University of Maryland Baltimore

    The University of Maryland, Baltimore is the founding campus of the University System of Maryland.

    620 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, MD
    21201 | 410-706-3100

    • The Elm
    • Calendar
    • Emergency
    • Mobile UMB
    • UMB Shuttle
    • myUMB
    • Directory
    • IT Help Desk
    • Facilities Work Request
    • Jobs
    • Middle States
    • Strategic Plan
    • Sustainability
    • Clery Report
    • UMB Hotline
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • YouTube
    The University of Maryland, Baltimore prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. Read the UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination.
    © 2024-2025 University of Maryland, Baltimore. All rights reserved.
    • Privacy Policy
    • Web Accessibility
    • Web Feedback
    • Non-Discrimination