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The federal investigation was one step toward justice, former swimmers say.

The University System of Maryland will take deeper look at how its campuses can prevent the kind of abuse a federal investigation found at UMBC.

The investigation found that the University of Maryland Baltimore County knew about allegations of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination by a former head coach and failed to protect the students on his team.

The university has promised “critical changes” in the way it responds to future allegations of sexual harassment and sex discrimination.

A 21-year-old student was found dead Saturday near a parking garage at Towson University, and police were investigating the circumstances.

The University of Maryland received multiple complaints of hazing and physical abuse, including beating new or prospective members with a paddle, before it banned fraternities and sororities from engaging in new member activities or holding social events involving alcohol, according to new filings in a lawsuit over the suspensions.

James Michael Harris, 46, stole $29,000 tied to the chocolate sale organized by the parent teacher student association for Stemmers Run Middle School in Essex, Baltimore County.

After two weeks of a no-contact order and a social moratorium issued by the University of Maryland, school officials have lifted the blanket ban on Greek Life for all but five chapters.

It’s a bright spot for the Baltimore City school system, which often trails the rest of the state on test scores.

As four fraternities from University of Maryland College Park asked a federal court to end the university’s blanket ban on social activities by fraternities and sororities, campus leaders were preparing to update the community Friday on the status of their investigation.

The superintendent defended a controversial curriculum that some say is not teaching kids how to read properly.

An outside audit of 18 million grades showed no evidence of widespread grade changing last school year.

The university is investigating after a student alleged, in a now viral TikTok video, that she was the target of repeated sexually suggestive comments and that school officials were initially dismissive of her concerns.

The attack happened about a quarter of a mile from the school.

Maryland must make free meals available to all its public school students to promote good health, academic achievement and educational equity, two faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.

HB 1268, would explicitly authorize students across the state to possess and administer naloxone – also known by its brand name, Narcan – as adolescent opioid deaths surge and teens lobby for urgent solutions.

Indigenous American representation is at an all-time high in films and TV shows. But they also serve as a harsh reminder of the struggle that Indigenous groups have endured in this country.

Hardy announced his resignation Friday after six seasons and a 66-110 record.

After multiple budget proposals, the Howard County Board of Education approved a $1.5 billion operating budget Thursday evening.

Sherita Golden, the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine, resigned from her position after months of controversy over her definition of privilege.