Higher education

    Maryland lawmakers pass bill granting some college professors union rights
    If Gov. Wes Moore signs the bill into law, these educators will be the first granted collective bargaining rights at Maryland’s four-year public colleges.
    Non-tenure track faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, would be among those who could form recognized unions under new legislation.
    The Maryland college outlasting Hungary’s war on universities
    McDaniel College’s satellite campus in Budapest is thriving, despite Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s contentious higher education policies.
    The McDaniel College campus in Budapest.
    Half off at Hopkins: Carey Business School offers steep discounts to Maryland grads
    Experts say the unusual move could signal that the business school is among many facing headwinds.
    Wednesday, March 25, 2026 — The 62-unit, Four Seasons Private Residences sit atop the Four Seasons hotel in Harbor East.
    ‘Godfather of the alt-right’ Jared Taylor to speak at Salisbury University
    The event, organized by the Maryland Federation of College Republicans, has drawn criticism from the Maryland Republican Party and prompted university officials to charge the group $3,500 in security fees.
    In this March 22, 2015 file photo,  Jared Taylor speaks during the International Russian Conservative Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia.
    Maryland grad students could finally win union rights. They aren’t celebrating.
    Legislation would give graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park, and UMBC the right to unionize.
    Protesters with the University of Maryland Graduate Labor Union hold signs as Darryll J. Pines, president of the university, delivers the State of the Campus address in March.
    Tom McMillen’s Epstein ties prompt University of Maryland student vote
    A University System of Maryland regent’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein prompted a student-led referendum at the University of Maryland, College Park.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10:  Former Congressman Tom McMillen (D-MD) arrives at the National Archives Foundation Annual Gala, honoring Laura Bush with the Records Of Achievement Award, at The National Archives on October 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.
    Maryland’s higher education secretary to be replaced
    Sanjay Rai, The secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission will “conclude his tenure” leading the state agency this week, the governor’s office announced Tuesday afternoon.
    Sanjay K. Rai
    Morgan State wrestling is ‘a lighthouse’ for Black wrestlers. They hope others will follow.
    On Thursday, Yannis Charles and Eugene Harney will make history as the first NCAA qualifiers in Morgan State’s Division I era, after the program had been on a hiatus for over two decades.
    Eugene Harney, second from right, spars with fellow student Aaron Turner as during wrestling practice at Hill Field House on Morgan State University’s campus in Baltimore, Md., on Monday, March 16, 2026.
    A gentle poet, Eric Hrabowski, son of former UMBC president, dies at 50
    The son of former UMBC president, Eric Hrabowski, went into cardiac arrest at home.
    Eric Coleman Hrabowski in 2018.
    Marylanders are missing payments on student loans, credit cards and other debt
    The average Maryland resident’s debts are far higher than the national average — likely stemming from higher home prices, more expensive tuition, tariffs pushing up car prices, and greater reliance on credit cards.
    Former Naval Academy midshipman posted about killing peers over their Charlie Kirk comments
    An attorney for Jackson Fleming wants President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene.
    U.S. Navy Security officers attend Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Sept. 11. The USNA went on lockdown that evening following reports of a shooting on campus.
    Want to teach little kids in Montgomery County? You can earn a degree for free.
    The school district wants to turn support staff into the fully certified teachers it needs.
    Natalie Morataya will be one of the first Montgomery County paraeducators to become an early elementary teacher — for free.
    Former Naval Academy head resigns from Ohio State after ‘inappropriate relationship’
    Ohio State University is investigating after President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned abruptly over the weekend following the disclosure of “an inappropriate relationship.”
    Ohio State University President Ted Carter speaks during the National Championship football celebration at Ohio Stadium in 2025.
    Johns Hopkins’ DC real estate portfolio just got even bigger
    Johns Hopkins University bought a second building in D.C., continuing its expansion into the nation’s capital.
    The U.S. Capitol Building is visible from inside Johns Hopkins’ 435,000-square-foot Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.
    Salisbury University postpones talk by ‘godfather of the alt-right’ over security concerns
    Jared Taylor, the so-called “godfather of the alt-right,” was slated to speak at Salisbury University on Monday.
    Jared Taylor in Oakton, Virginia, in 2019.
    FBI, police investigate ex-Hopkins day care substitute over child sex abuse materials
    A former substitute teacher at the Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Early Learning Center is incarcerated and under investigation for child sex abuse material distribution, officials said.
    Johns Hopkins University entrance. Baltimore City, Md.
    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.
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