 In 2015 , City launched a campaign to build a new library called the Torch Burning Bright campaign . Co @-@ chaired by Kurt Schmoke , BCC ' 67 , former Baltimore Mayor and current President of the University of Baltimore , and Bob Embry , BCC ' 55 , President of the Abell Foundation , the Torch Burning Bright campaign is working in partnership with the State of Maryland , Baltimore City Public Schools , alumni , parents , students , faculty , and other community partners , including private foundations and individual donors , to " modernize the school 's academic resources to help maintain and expand [ its ] legacy as an educational leader . " 
