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Higher education

    The $600,000 plagiarism report the University of Maryland won’t release
    The University of Maryland, College Park, will not release a report that vindicated its president, Darryll Pines, of plagiarizing parts of a 2002 paper he co-authored.
    UMD President Darryll Pines was cleared of allegations he plagiarized portions of a paper he co-authored in 2002.
    Johns Hopkins University loses top academic officer to Caltech
    Ray Jayawardhana, provost of the Johns Hopkins University, is leaving after three years to lead the California Institute of Technology.
    Provost Ray Jayawardhana speaks during the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2024's Commencement Ceremony.
    How Maryland colleges are fighting rising hunger
    Campus pantries at schools like Coppin State University and UMBC give students free food and clothing, no questions asked.
    UMBC’s Retriever Essentials pantry allows students to pick up free food and other items.
    Morgan State marching band to appear in Rose Bowl parade for the first time
    Morgan State University’s marching band joins nearly a dozen others from the U.S. and beyond to perform in the iconic Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
    The Morgan State University band performs during the halftime show at the homecoming game versus Norfolk State University.
    New leadership, book bans and a fired commandant: Naval Academy saw big changes in 2025
    The Naval Academy has navigated choppy seas this year, from a change in leadership to a Trump-era book ban and a last-minute victory in the Army-Navy game to cap off 2025.
    United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, May 9, 2025.
    Congress says the Naval Academy can’t build a second golf course at Greenbury Point
    The U.S. Naval Academy Athletic Association proposed a golf course at Greenbury Point in 2022.
    Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Sarah Elfreth fields questions from attendees during a U.S. Congressional town hall meeting at Howard Community College’s Kahlert Complex in Columbia, Md. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
    McDaniel College to offer free graduate tuition to McDonogh School teachers
    Graduate tuition at the Carroll County college averages around $11,500 per year.
    McDaniel College in Westminster, September 13, 2024.
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore president sues ex-professor who accused her of plagiarism
    Donna Satterlee, a former faculty member at the HCBU, accused its president, Heidi Anderson, of plagiarizing several paragraphs of her 1986 dissertation.
    Dr. Heidi Anderson speaks as she is presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021.
    Can this Maryland college forge a new path to debt-free education?
    Montgomery College is trying out “degree apprenticeships,” a model imported from the UK.
    Students work in a microbiology lab at Manchester Metropolitan University, in England.
    Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
    Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded.
    A police vehicle rests at an intersection near crime scene tape at Brown University.
    UMD President Darryll Pines cleared of plagiarism allegations
    The University System of Maryland announced Friday it has cleared its College Park president of allegations that he plagiarized a paper published during his time as a professor at the university.
    Darryll Pines has been the president of the University System of Maryland’s College Park campus since 2020.
    The disappearing diversity programs at Johns Hopkins University
    Under Donald Trump, Johns Hopkins University has changed policies and scaled back its diversity office.
    A student walks through Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
    Tensions boil over after Hopkins med students went weeks without hot water
    At least two court cases have been filed by residents, and city inspectors have issued five violation notices against the apartment building related to the hot water failure, online records show.
    The Essential, a Johns Hopkins-affiliated student housing building hasn’t had hot water in almost a month. The residents are students, staff and residents of the university and hospital.
    UMBC and former athletic director settle defamation lawsuit
    Brian Barrio, former athletic director at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was not fired for cause, according to an out-of-court settlement announced Wednesday
    The University of Maryland, Baltimore County settled out of court on a federal defamation lawsuit filed by the school’s former athletic director.
    University System of Maryland warns lawmakers of ‘irrevocable damage’ from budget cuts
    University System of Maryland leaders warned lawmakers in Annapolis on Tuesday that layoffs are imminent if the state cuts their budget for a third year in a row.
    The University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore are predicting losing up to 500 jobs.
    Naval Academy superintendent on fired commandant: ‘We have standards here’
    Naval Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte told the Board of Visitors on Monday that Capt. Gilbert Clark did not meet the “standards” of the military academy.
     Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte took responsibility for firing the commandant of midshipmen, Capt. Gilbert Clark.
    Towson University to dissolve women’s and gender studies department amid low enrollment
    Towson University’s women’s studies program is one of the oldest in the country, according to the department’s website; it was established in 1973 and became a formal department in 2002.
    Towson University
    Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months
    Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.
    Ehsan Rajabi and his wife have been stranded in Canada for three months.
    Need homework help or personal advice? These college students are turning to AI
    Some students at Morgan State University say AI use is a natural part of learning, while others are skeptical and stay away from it.
    Students walk around campus several weeks before classes begin at Morgan State University on August 5, 2025.
    Morgan State could one day run entirely on AI
    The historically Black college may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
    Morgan State University may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.
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