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Loyola finishes $100 million fundraising campaign
Loyola University Maryland raised more than $100 million during a 7-year campaign, funding scholarships and growing the university’s endowment. The Roman Catholic school in Baltimore publicly launched the fundraising campaign in […]
Frostburg program to address rural health provider shortage
A proposed physician assistant program at Frostburg State University aims to improve access to health care in western Maryland by finding students who want to work and live in the […]
Maryland finalizes expansion of all-payer system
Maryland’s unique all-payer hospital payment model will expand beyond hospital walls beginning next year under a finalized deal with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday. The […]
Report: Baltimore region’s diversity grew with shift from manufacturing to professional services
The Baltimore region has grown more affluent, educated and diverse over the past 20 years as its focus has changed from manufacturing to higher education, medicine, cybersecurity and technology, according to a new report.
UMD launches $1.5B fundraising campaign
The University of Maryland, College Park launched a public fundraising campaign Friday it hopes will raise $1.5 billion for endowed faculty, capital projects, scholarships and new programs.
Hopkins professor: Three-year degree programs are not working
A Johns Hopkins University professor gave a failing grade to formal three-year degree programs at colleges and universities as they become a growing alternative for students looking at alleviate the […]
Protego raises $2 million in seed round, led by Gula
Cybersecurity company Protego announced Wednesday it has raised $2 million in seed funding for its serverless security platform. The company, with offices in Baltimore and Israel, received funding from Gula Tech […]
Before reinsurance, significant premium increases sought on Md. individual market
Insurers on Maryland’s individual health exchange are proposing to raise their rates by an average of more than 30 percent, as hopes for stabilizing the market increasingly depend on the […]
Kaiser worried about planned Md. reinsurance proposal
Maryland wants a reinsurance program to stabilize the individual market and lower premiums, but one of the exchange’s two remaining insurers fears the state’s application could further destabilize the market, […]
UMD aims to improve foreign students’ English skills with new partnership
As foreign enrollment in graduate programs soars, a new University of Maryland, College Park partnership could allow non-English speaking students to more rapidly matriculate into graduate programs, saving them time […]
Baltimore County Chamber names Howard CEO
The Board of Directors of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday that Brent Howard has been chosen as the organization’s president and CEO. He takes over July 1 from […]
Expect sticker shock for Md. individual market premium requests
Despite the expectation of a reinsurance program for 2019, Maryland’s individual market health insurers will likely file for significant premium increases when their annual rate requests are released next week. […]
