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Carroll McDaniel 330
Nov 17, 2022

Carroll Community College, McDaniel College sign dual admissions agreement

McDaniel College and Carroll Community College have signed an agreement that will offer students who transfer to McDaniel from Carroll a clear pathway to a bachelor’s degree.

Morgan State University
Nov 16, 2022

Morgan State granted nearly $600K by National Science Foundation

Morgan State University has received a grant award of $596,383 from the National Science Foundation.

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University on Oct. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Nov 11, 2022

Federal judge strikes down Biden student loan forgiveness plan

A U.S. judge in Texas blocked President Joe Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

UMD 330
Nov 10, 2022

New University of Md. institute aims to transform medicine using big data, AI

The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State announced a partnership to establish the University of Maryland 3 - Institute for Health Computing.

Rudy Meredith, former Yale women's soccer coach, departs federal court on March 28, 2019, in Boston, where he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Nov 10, 2022

Ex-Yale coach sentenced in college admissions bribery scandal

The former Yale University women's soccer coach whose cooperation with authorities helped blow the lid off the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal was sentenced.

Joppa 330
Nov 8, 2022

Lutherville-based Celebree Schools signs 13 franchise agreements in Virginia

Lutherville-based Celebree School signed 13 franchise agreements in Virginia.

Cyber 330
Nov 7, 2022

Morgan State awarded $9M to advance AI, cybersecurity and machine learning research

Morgan State University won a five-year, $9 million grant to support research related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, especially with respect to cybersecurity.

Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses on Dec. 16, 2021, with books, including “Gender Queer,” that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Nov 4, 2022

Book banning resonates as an issue in Maryland school board races

Some books, including memoirs from LGBTQ+ authors, have become flash points in school board races nationwide, including in Maryland.

Kahler-Utah
Nov 4, 2022

Md.’s Kahlert Foundation donates $15M to University of Utah’s School of Computing

The University of Utah announced a $15 million donation from the Sykesville-based The Kahlert Foundation to provide support for the university's School of Computing.

harvard-330
Oct 31, 2022

Affirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubts

The future of affirmative action in higher education is on the table as the Supreme Court wades into the admissions programs at the nation's oldest public and private universities.

Biden 330
Oct 31, 2022

Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

The Education Department on Monday finalized a package of rules for an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs.

Morgan State University
Oct 27, 2022

Morgan State gains research professorship through Md. E-Nnovation Initiative

The Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded Morgan State University funding via the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative to support a new research professorship.