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

  • clockwise from top left, Jim Hughes, Alex Likowski, E. Albert Reece, and Christopher O'Donnell

    Face to Face: The Challenges Facing Research at UMB

    April 11, 2025

    On the April 10, 2025, edition of “Virtual Face to Face,” an examination of the changing federal research grant environment and how it is affecting work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

  • Zoom windows show clockwise from upper left: Renée Hutchins Laurent, Chis Mathis, Bruce Jarrell, and Marley Weiss

    Face to Face: The Legal Challenges Facing Higher Ed

    April 2, 2025

    On April 1, legal challenges facing higher education was the subject of discussion on “Virtual Face to Face.” Host UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell spoke with three faculty from the UM School of Law.

  • (clockwise from top left) Bruce Jarrell, Jeff Sovern, Renee Laurent and Mark Graber

    ‘Face to Face’: The Limits of Presidential Power

    February 27, 2025

    On the latest edition of Virtual Face to Face UMB President Bruce Jarrell talks with three legal scholars from the Univ. of Md. Francis King Carey School of Law about the limits of presidential power.