Higher education

Roland Griffiths, who founded and led the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, died yesterday. He was a pioneer in bringing psychedelics into mainstream medicine.

Members of Morgan State's FOP Lodge #142 are seeking a re-evaluation of the university's current approach to policing on campus and have questioned the department's leadership in a 11-page letter to university officials.

In a letter to the school, Bowie State president Aminta Breaux told students and staff to expect “an increased presence of police and security officers with support from local police agencies and security services.”

After shootings at Morgan State University and Bowie State University, campuses are adding safety measures. Shootings at HBCUs most often happen in October.

Prince George’s Community College and Community College of Baltimore County received $173,640 and $197,410 respectively, to help with the cost of tuition for veterans, refugees and the underserved.

Dozens of newsmakers spanning the public, private and nonprofit sectors came together Tuesday for iMPACT Maryland, The Baltimore Banner’s new event for thought leaders to swap insights and discuss innovative ideas for the state’s future.

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope were able to capture an “ethereal” view of a region inside a nearby dwarf galaxy where stars are forming.

The announcement of a security barrier at Morgan State, which would enclose 90% of the campus, came one week after an alarming shooting that wounded five at the historically Black institution.

Some backing a lawsuit in federal court seeking to stop the Naval Academy from using race as an admissions factor want to define who gets to be a midshipman based on their experience. They don’t want a fair system, they want the same one that favored them.

Maryland State Police said Sunday morning that they responded to an incident just after 11:30 p.m. and found two injured male victims, both 19.

The plaintiff is Students For Fair Admissions, which won the U.S. Supreme Court case striking down affirmative action in college admissions.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley declined to identify what types of guns were used but said two weapons were identified through ballistics evidence. The victims have been “as helpful as they could,” Worley said, but have so far been unable to identify the gunmen.

Dr. Joseph Sakran decided to work in medicine after becoming a victim of gun violence as a teenager.

Investigators are asking for help identifying the four people seen in the video.

Mental health professionals and crisis response researchers now have more than two decades of experience responding to school and campus shootings, and have a better idea of how to help survivors and community members whose mental health may suffer.

Homecoming at a historically black college like Morgan State University is more than a football game. It represents an opportunity to see familiar faces and new ones.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a Wednesday morning press conference that the shooting likely stemmed from a dispute between “two smaller groups.”

Students say they're still grappling with the events of Tuesday night.

One or more shooters opened fire on the campus of Morgan State University Tuesday night, wounding five people and sending students running for cover during what is traditionally a celebratory homecoming week at the HBCU.

New fellowship program offered by local universities aims to strengthen school social worker pipeline, but schools still won’t have enough social workers.