Higher education

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

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.

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.

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.

Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.

Some students at Morgan State University say AI use is a natural part of learning, while others are skeptical and stay away from it.

The historically Black college may be one of the few universities in the country, perhaps even the world, that has its own sovereign AI.

A bill signed by President Donald Trump this summer ended the popular Grad PLUS loan program, which allowed graduate students to take out full loans for their studies.

Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr., the commandant of midshipmen at the Naval Academy, was relieved of his duties in the latest Trump-era shake-up for the military school.

Kurt Schmoke pitched a merger with the University of Baltimore last month.

In the first nine months of this year, Johns Hopkins spent $1.3 million on lobbyists, compared to $750,000 during the same period last year, according to federal disclosure forms.

The billionaire philanthropist has given $50 million to Bowie State University, the historically Black university’s largest gift in school history.

Founded in 1994, the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition offers educational programs, emergency shelter, community beautification and other services.

The university will also cover room and board and other living expenses for students whose families make under $100,000.

The faculty forum of Howard Community College voted no confidence in college President Daria Willis’ leadership.

Anne Arundel County Community College President Dawn Lindsay is stepping down after 13 years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the school announced Wednesday.

The Turning Point USA-affiliated group stopped at the Maryland campus on its HBCU tour.

Enrollment in the Maryland system’s 11 public institutions increased to record numbers.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s second gift to Morgan State University, $63 million, came as a surprise.

Howard Community College traced a “substantial” water main breach on its main campus to the magnitude 2.5 earthquake near Columbia.