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Moore: Trump administration is holding back Maryland schools
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told a crowd of journalists that federal policy limits his power to fund schools and improve student transportation.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told a crowd of journalists that federal policy limits his power to fund schools and improve student transportation.
Notre Dame of Maryland University names its first new president in 12 years
Abagail Van Vlerah will take the helm of the private Catholic college in North Baltimore.
Notre Dame of Maryland University has named Abagail Van Vlerah as its 15th president.
Loyola University Maryland eliminates 66 jobs amid $20 million deficit
Twenty-nine employees were laid off and 37 vacant positions were eliminated as part of the reorganization at the Jesuit university in North Baltimore.
Loyola University Maryland’s campus in Baltimore, Md. on Monay, April 28, 2025.
Bowie State University raised nearly $130 million. Now it’s planning layoffs.
The university faces an $18 million deficit thanks in part to declining enrollment.
Bowie State University President Aminta Breaux speaks on campus during a town hall this month.
Morgan State University adds housing for 300 students after record enrollment growth
Morgan State University signed an off-campus housing agreement and expanded another after five consecutive years of enrollment growth.
Morgan State is leasing housing at two apartment complexes to add beds for 314 students.
President Trump will not speak at US Naval Academy graduation, breaking recent tradition
The class of 2026 will hear from Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, instead of Trump.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump (R) looks on during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump spoke about the successful military mission to rescue a weapons systems officer whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in Iran.
Anne Arundel Community College taps interim president who faced no-confidence vote
Anne Arundel Community College has named Tanya Millner interim president just two months after faculty voted no confidence in her leadership.
Tanya Millner is the new interim president of Anne Arundel Community College.
Bowie State University to lay off employees amid $18 million deficit
Maryland’s oldest historically Black university will cut 79 jobs.
Bowie State University is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit for the second year in a row.
Conservatives love this new standardized test created in Maryland
Founded in 2015 by a pair of Marylanders, the Classic Learning Test has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.
The Classic Learning Test, known as the CLT, has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.
How would you perform on conservatives’ favorite alternative to the SAT?
Try a sample section of the Classic Learning Test, a new standardized test created in Maryland.
The CLT has three sections: verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and quantitative reasoning.
Maryland college graduations will feature an astronaut, a Marvel writer and more
There are no Muppets but lots of politicians speaking at commencement ceremonies in Maryland this year.
From left, BSO’s Jonathon Heyward, Astronaut Jeanette Epps, and Orioles executive Catie Griggs are among this year's commencement speakers across the state.
Prince George’s students with good grades get fast-tracked Bowie State admission
Prince George’s County public high school students with at least a 3.0 grade point average will now be eligible for direct admission to Bowie State University.
Students mill about campus at Bowie State University on October 31, 2025.
University of Maryland will cut up to 150 jobs and freeze hiring
The University of Maryland, College Park will cut up to 150 jobs and impose a hiring freeze as reduced state support and uncertainty over federal research funding strain the budget.
The University of Maryland, College Park, will enact a hiring freeze for the second time in two years.
Johns Hopkins’ funding squeeze isn’t over — and it’s threatening lifesaving research
Leaders and scientists warn that these drops threaten future medical breakthroughs, the state’s economic health, and the nation’s global leadership in scientific research.
Karen Sfanos performs cell culture media in her lab at the David H. Koch Cancer Research Center of Johns Hopkins University on June 25, 2025.
Frostburg State University to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students
It’s the latest effort to reverse 10 years of declining enrollment Frostburg State University in Western Maryland.
Frostburg State University campus, Frostburg, MD, June 5, 2025
Towson University alum can’t sue over 2021 shooting, state Supreme Court rules
The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that Catherine Torney, who was a Towson University student when she shot on campus, cannot sue the school.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026 - A student walks past the Union, the Towson University community hub, located steps away from Tower C residence hall. A man accidentally shot himself in the leg in one of the dorm rooms the night prior. Police responded quickly and no students were injured.
Towson University dorm shooting was over $1,000 Celine hat, police say
Gage Flood, 19, of Manchester, has been charged with armed robbery and other offenses in relation to a dorm shooting at Towson University.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026 - Tower C residence hall, right, was the dorm at Towson University where a man accidentally shot himself in the leg. Police responded quickly and no students were injured.
Towson University dorm shooting occurred during attempted robbery, police say
Baltimore County Police say a person shot themselves during a robbery attempt in a Towson University dorm Thursday night. No one else was hurt, and a suspect was arrested.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026 - Tower C residence hall, right, was the dorm at Towson University where a man accidentally shot himself in the leg. Police responded quickly and no students were injured.
Arrest made after self-inflicted shooting in Towson University dorm
One person discharged a handgun and shot themselves in the lower body, Welsh said. They were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Towson University Police responded Thursday night to reports of shots fired in one of the campus dorms.
Asian enrollment at Johns Hopkins is skyrocketing. No one can say why.
After the Supreme Court banned race-based admissions, Asian representation at Johns Hopkins soared, while Black and Hispanic numbers fell.
A tour group walks the campus of Johns Hopkins University on July 3, 2025.
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