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Howard's Bryce Harris (34) reacts after being fouled during the first half of the team's First Four college basketball game against Wagner in the men's NCAA Tournament on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Aug 6, 2024

Report: Howard men’s basketball coach pitching ownership stake for potential investors

Howard University's men's basketball coach is reportedly pitching a proposal in which a 33% stake in the program could be sold for $100 million.

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine speaks as David M. Carlisle, President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Dr. Reynold Verret president and second lay leader of Xavier University of Louisiana, Michael Bloomberg , Dr. James E. K. Hildreth president and CEO of Meharry Medical College ands Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., Howard University President , stand on the stage during the National Medical Association convention in New York on Aug. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Kena Betancur)
Aug 6, 2024

Bloomberg gives $600M to four Black medical schools’ endowments

Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools, including Howard University.

Officers of the Metropolitan Police Department pepper spray demonstrators at George Washington University in Washington on May 8, 2024. More than 3,200 people were arrested on campuses this spring during a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments protesting the war in Gaza. (Sage Russell/GW Hatchet via AP, File)
Aug 5, 2024

For college students arrested protesting war in Gaza, the fallout was only the beginning

Many students arrested while protesting the war in Gaza have already seen those charges dismissed. But the cases have yet to be resolved for hundreds.

Nebraska fans cheer for a touchdown against Iowa during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Nov. 24, 2023. Nebraska and Ohio State are opening one or more of their preseason practices and charging admission. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Aug 2, 2024

Colleges raise NIL funds at football practice through fan admission, autographs

Three of the most tradition-rich college football programs are capitalizing on the passion of their fans to generate funds for their NIL collectives.

McDaniel College is a private, liberal arts institution in Westminster. (File photo)
Aug 1, 2024

McDaniel College to develop master’s degree program in occupational therapy

McDaniel College received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to develop a new Master of Science in occupational therapy.

Aug 1, 2024

UM Global Campus signs partnership with digital learning platform

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) signed a partnership deal with the Penn Foster Group online learning platform.

Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for transgender rights, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)
Jul 31, 2024

Federal protections of trans students take effect where courts haven’t blocked them

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact.

Delays with the federal financial aid forms and student loan debt were top issues for higher education officials in Maryland during a Maryland Center for Collegiate and Financial Wellness virtual symposium on July 23. (Depositphotos)
Jul 25, 2024

FAFSA delays, student loan debt among financial aid concerns in Maryland

Delays with the federal financial aid form and student loan debt are top of mind issues for many educators when it comes to financial support in Maryland.

Loyola University Maryland (File photo)
Jul 24, 2024

Loyola University MD professor named Fulbright Distinguished Scholar

Tuugi Chuluun, Ph.D., professor of finance at Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management, was named a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar. Through the Fulbright program, Chuluun will teach and conduct […]

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Jul 23, 2024

Former White House appointee to head new race and law center at UMD Carey Law

Monique Dixon, a veteran civil rights attorney and former Biden administration official, was named the inaugural executive director of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law at the University […]

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Jul 23, 2024

Western MD community colleges receive $617K Edwards Fund grant for cyber ranges

Allegany College of Maryland, Garrett College and Hagerstown Community College have received a $617,400 grant from the Senator George C. Edwards Fund toward a $686,000 project to implement two cyber […]

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, on Oct. 21, 2022. A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loans borrowers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Jul 18, 2024

Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan

A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan.