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Perreault, Melanie
Dec 8, 2022

Towson University interim president announced

Dr. Melanie Perreault has been appointed as Towson University's interim president. She will assume the role on Feb. 1, 2023.

Hagerstown Community College 330
Dec 7, 2022

Hagerstown Community College business incubator startup developing app for first responders

A startup working out of Hagerstown Community College’s business incubator is developing a mobile application called Mindo to help first responders and veterans identify and address work-related post-traumatic stress and […]

Admissions-Bribery_web
Dec 5, 2022

Ex-Harvard coach, Md. businessman face jurors in admissions bribery case

BOSTON — A wealthy Maryland businessman bought the run-down home of Harvard’s fencing coach for well above its value, bankrolled the renovation of his $1 million condo and helped pay […]

A Maryland man convicted for mailing threats to judicial and public officials can request to vacate his sentence in light of a 2023 ruling by the nation’s highest court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Dec 1, 2022

Supreme Court keeps student loan cancellation blocked for now

The Supreme Court said the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices agreed to take up the case.

Before the day begins, Baltimore City pre-K instructor Berol Dewdney, the 2022-2023 Maryland Teacher of the Year, talks with a student as part of a process in which the class can be found playing with blocks and speaking with peers. (Shannon Clark/Capital News Service)
Dec 1, 2022

Moore’s promise of free pre-K must balance cost, resources and quality learning

Gov.-elect Wes Moore's laundry list of plans for Maryland includes giving students an option to complete a year of service after high school and providing free pre-kindergarten for all 3- and 4-year-olds in need.

Kim Schatzel speaks to the media and University of Louisville administration after she was named the 19th president for the university in Louisville, Kentucky, on Nov. 30, 2022. Schatzel is the second woman to lead the school. (Matt Stone/Courier Journal via AP)
Nov 30, 2022

Towson University president leaving for University of Louisville

Towson University president Kim Schatzel has been named the next president at the University of Louisville.

Morgan 330
Nov 28, 2022

Morgan State push for top research status gets boost from Gov.-elect Moore

Morgan State University’s drive to achieve R1 status as a research institution has kicked into high gear with the creation of five new critical research centers and other factors.

Maglev 330
Nov 23, 2022

Northeast Maglev launches STEAM enrichment program

Northeast Maglev, a Baltimore-based company focused on bringing the world’s fastest train to the Northeast corridor, recently launched a STEAM afterschool enrichment program.

Morgan 330
Nov 21, 2022

Wes Moore to deliver Morgan State fall commencement address

Morgan State University President David K. Wilson announced Friday that Gov.-elect Wes Moore will serve as the keynote speaker for its ninth fall commencement exercises.

Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus on March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Nov 18, 2022

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

The University of California, Berkeley's law school joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report's rankings.

A Maryland man convicted for mailing threats to judicial and public officials can request to vacate his sentence in light of a 2023 ruling by the nation’s highest court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Nov 18, 2022

Biden admin to ask Supreme Court to take up student debt plan

The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president's student debt cancellation plan.

Ron DeSantis
Nov 18, 2022

Judge blocks Florida law on barring ‘woke’ education

A federal judge in Florida blocked a law pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in colleges.