Higher education

    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.
    Cyberattack on education software impacts Maryland school systems, colleges and students
    A ransomware attack disrupted Canvas, an online platform used by schools and colleges across Maryland to manage grades, assignments and classwork, with hackers claiming access to billions of records.
    The University of Maryland, College Park, is among the schools across the state impacted by the Canvas cyberattack.
    Johns Hopkins gets $9M for new data center as Baltimore debates a pause
    Johns Hopkins University received approval to move forward with a 25,000-square-foot data science and computer center in East Baltimore as the City Council weighs a one-year moratorium on data centers.
    The entrance to Johns Hopkins’ Bayview Campus on June 25, 2024.
    Naval Academy eases visitation restrictions as Commissioning Week begins
    Because temporary security measures have been lifted, the general public will be able to visit the Naval Academy for Commissioning Week, including the annual Herndon Climb and Blue Angels show.
    United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, May 9, 2025.
    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.
    Amid Trump’s immigration crackdown, these future lawyers are undeterred
    Amid a rapidly changing legal landscape that is pushing immigration attorneys to their brink, these Baltimore law students aren’t deterred.
    From left, University of Maryland immigration law students Fanglin Ding and David de Alva, joined by professor Cori Alonso-Yoder.
    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.
    Former US Rep. Eric Swalwell placed on leave from UMD law school board
    Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has been placed on leave from the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, where he got his law degree in 2006.
    Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell has been placed on leave from the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland’s Francis King Carey School of Law.
    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.
    Want a degree in rap? Lupe Fiasco is here to teach you.
    Lupe Fiasco, the Peabody Institute’s distinguished visiting artist, talks teaching, AI and more before giving a public class on rapping at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
    Lupe Fiasco became the first to teach rap at the Peabody Institute in the fall of 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.
    ‘Peeping Toms’ repeatedly target apartments near Towson University
    Baltimore County Police are investigating reports of multiple "Peeping Toms" who has been caught on Towson University students' Ring cameras prowling off-campus at the Donnybrook Apartments complex.
    A still from Ring camera footage shows a man looking into the Chloe White's apartment in March.
    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.
    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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