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    Naval Academy increases security, limits visitors after attack on Iran
    The U.S. Naval Academy has increased force protection measures following the attack on Iran by Israel and the United States, including closing to general public visitors.
    U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
    UMD officer accused of sexual misconduct with student loses police powers
    An internal investigation by the University of Maryland Police Department found that Meadows met the College Park student on a social media website known as “FET: Kinky BDSM Dating.”
    Images from Philip Meadows' profile on “FET: Kinky BDSM Dating.”
    Hutzell: Navy police shot a Naval Academy midshipman. Now they’ve got new rules.
    COLUMN | Months after a Navy Police officer shot a midshipman in a Naval Academy swatting attack, the Navy has spelled out when the small police force can stop mids, search them, handcuff and fingerprint them — and when they must let them go.
    A U.S. Navy Police vehicle leaves the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. The USNA went on lockdown Thursday evening following reports of a shooting on campus.
    Johns Hopkins bought a D.C. office building. A Baltimore landlord feels jilted.
    Virginia-based American Real Estate Partners is suing Johns Hopkins University for breaking a lease at downtown Baltimore’s Candler Building. The university blamed cuts to grant funding for the break, but then bought office space in Washington, D.C.
    The Candler Building at 700 E. Pratt St. in Baltimore.
    What to know about student loan repayment plans and collections
    More than 5 million Americans were in default on their federal student loans as of September as millions are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year.
    In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
    Affirmative action ended. So why are these Maryland colleges more diverse than ever?
    Less selective Maryland colleges have begun seeing historic rises in applications and enrollment from Black and Hispanic students.
    An aerial view of the Goucher College Campus.
    UMB shares renderings of proposed ‘college town’ in downtown Baltimore
    The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted on Friday to approve UMB’s plans for a $300 million downtown development.
    A rendering of the north quad shows new development planned by the University of Maryland, Baltimore for residential buildings, restaurant space and outdoor areas.
    Frostburg State University names a new president
    Shadow Robinson joins Frostburg from the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith.
    Frostburg State University campus, Frostburg, MD, June 5, 2025
    How Maryland schools will respond to rumored ICE ramp-ups
    Rumors of an influx of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents coming to Maryland have put communities on edge.
    Students walk through the hall inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
    UMB wants to put a $300M ‘college town’ in downtown Baltimore
    The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is trying to create a $300 million “college town” near the heart of its downtown campus, featuring high-rise residential buildings.
    A University of Maryland Baltimore building is seen from the upper deck of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on September 4, 2024.
    It just got easier for Baltimore County students to apply for college
    Not only has applying to community college become a lot smoother for Baltimore County Public Schools students, but it also guarantees they are accepted.
    Community College of Baltimore County, CCBC, Essex campus.
    Aspiring teachers thought they were getting a full ride. Then the bills came.
    The Teaching Fellows for Maryland Scholarship is advertised as covering all tuition and fees, but it didn’t work out that way for some students.
    Arthur Liao applied for the scholarship last March while a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park. Liao said MHEC’s scholarship portal showed he was awarded about $30,000. Liao then said an official told him he didn’t get the full amount due to a “budget issue.”
    Some of Maryland’s brightest immigrant students can’t go to college
    Some undocumented immigrants can’t get in-state tuition in Maryland, making college unaffordable.
    An undocumented student sits in his math classroom after school in Baltimore, Md.
    A sniff for the sniffles? UMD’s nasal spray could fight flu, COVID and colds
    The University of Maryland is testing a nasal spray to help protect people from common colds, flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.
    University of Maryland researchers are working on a nasal spray to fend off flu and other viruses.
    Loyola University Maryland gets 3 record-high gifts in a row
    Together, the donations bring in $32 million for Loyola University Maryland, the private college in North Baltimore.
    Loyola University Maryland, in Baltimore, Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    University of Maryland restores heat after encouraging students to leave campus
    The state’s flagship university lost heat and hot water twice in two days amid freezing temperatures.
    The University of Maryland, College Park has restored heat and hot water to more than 100 buildings after frigid temperatures caused outages twice in two days.
    University of Maryland warming back up after brief heat, hot water outage
    Temperatures are on the rise again after the University of Maryland, College Park experienced a brief steam outage that temporarily left dozens of buildings without fully functioning heat and hot water Wednesday morning.
    A steam outage at the University of Maryland, College Park caused dozens of buildings to lose hot water and heat.
    After the snow comes the next challenge for schools — extreme cold
    As Maryland schools are clearing out from the winter snow storm, officials are trying to prepare for the next weather event: extreme cold.
    Lockers in a hallway inside of Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Md. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
    List: Maryland universities announce closures, cancellations ahead of snowstorm
    Maryland universities have announced closures, cancellations and virtual adjustments ahead of a major snowstorm this weekend.
    Maryland universities have announced closures, cancellations and virtual adjustments ahead of a major snowstorm this weekend.
    University of Baltimore loses all 3 academic deans in one month
    Deans at the Merrick School of Business, College of Public Affairs and Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences have announced their departures at the University of Baltimore.
    The University of Baltimore is seen along the Jones Falls Expressway.
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