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Johns Hopkins’ AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy
Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 — Remington residents gather together to talk about concerns regarding Johns Hopkins University’s plans to remove trees for new construction of a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute. Baltimore City, Md.
Earl Richardson, who helped transform Morgan State and other Maryland HBCUs, has died
Dr. Earl Richardson, who served as Morgan’s President for more than two decades, has died. He was 81.
Dr. Earl S. Richardson.
Maryland professors were targeted by Charlie Kirk. Now what?
After Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, some of his professor targets in Maryland worry for their own safety and feel anxious about the climate of distrust he sowed among young people.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—JULY 26: Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before former President Donald Trump's arrival during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump had earlier in the day met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago.
Lifeline for first-generation Maryland students could be cut by Trump administration
The Trump administration in its proposal called TRIO a “relic of the past,” adding “access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means.”
Jason Ramirez Yohe, a sophomore at The University of Maryland, poses for a portrait on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in College Park, Md.
A backpack of teenage angst: Some Howard County middle schoolers don’t like new rules
Select Howard County middle schools aren’t allowing students to carry backpacks from class to class. The teenagers have thoughts.
The backpacks of middle school students in class at Nottingham Middle School hang on their chairs on the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Rosedale, MD.
As universities chase AI, St. John’s College doubles down on Great Books
St. John's College in Annapolis quaintly calls its professors “tutors” who guide small groups of undergraduates through vigorous examinations of the so-called Great Books of literature, science and more.
McDowell Hall, completed in 1789, is the oldest building on the campus of St. John’s College in Annapolis.
Harford County schools’ book ban tests state law
A book ban in Harford County Public Schools was the Baltimore area’s first test of Maryland's Freedom to Read Act.
AUGUST 18, 2025 - Dozens of protesters stand outside the Harford County Public Schools headquarters to protest the school board's decision to ban a book from school libraries.
Towson University looks to tap into Ravens fanbase with new partnership
Towson University is partnering with the Baltimore Ravens in a deal aimed at expanding the university’s visibility and student programming and the team’s community engagement.
As part of the deal, Towson University will run a kiosk on the RavensWalk.
Deadline nears for Maryland student loan borrowers to get up to $5K in relief
The deadline to apply for up to $5,000 in relief for the Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit for the 2025 tax season is Monday.
In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
City College teens flocked to Mount Vernon eateries. Then came the crackdown.
Baltimore City College High School students line up outside Viccino’s Italian Gourmet restaurant during their lunch break.
Some say this nun created a ‘climate of fear.’ The archdiocese elevated her.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore's newest superintendent has faced years of controversy and complaints over her leadership.
Sister Patricia McCarron at Notre Dame Preparatory, the school she led for 20 years, on July 22, 2025.
Howard, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City educators finalists for Maryland’s top teacher
The Maryland Teacher of the Year will be announced at a dinner on Sept. 26.
Three Baltimore-area teachers are among the seven statewide named finalists for the title of the state Teacher of the Year.
Former Mount St. Mary’s student sues university for failing to protect her from rapist
A former Mount St. Mary's University student has sued the university claiming she was raped by a rugby player who had previously been accused of sexual assault.
Students cross campus between classes at Mount St. Mary’s University, a small liberal arts university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg.
Howard High School closed Wednesday due to power outage
Howard High School is closed to students and staff on Wednesday because the building has no power.
Howard High School was closed on Sept. 3 because the building had no power.
Notre Dame of Maryland University completes merger with alternative health school
Notre Dame of Maryland University has become the nation’s first comprehensive university with a school solely dedicated to integrative health.
Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Somerset County is the state’s second-most-improved district for reading
Though making strides in English, Somerset County was one of the worst at improving math.
University of Baltimore consolidates majors amid declining enrollment, financial struggles
Ralph Mueller, the university’s provost, said during the announcement that the changes were made with “humility, gratitude and the recognition of serious programmatic and personnel implications.”
The University of Baltimore
Howard County schools’ top 10 on state English and math assessments
The top 10 performing Howard County schools for the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) English and math tests.
Lime Kiln Middle School was one of the Top 10 performing schools on the English language arts assessment.
In Anne Arundel, Meade and Crofton high schools’ growth stands out on state reading test
“This data is evidence that the work we have done over the last three years is paying dividends,” Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said in a statement.
Howard Community College’s faculty secures 3-year contract
The Howard Community College board of trustees and its faculty union have ratified an inaugural bargaining agreement.
Dr. Alejandro Muzzio, an HCC faculty member, holds the hands of his children after delivering a list of the faculty’s demands of the HCCC administration following a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia, Md. on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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