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What Education Department closure could mean for Maryland schools and colleges
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Jhpiego, headquartered in Fells Point, will lose 130 employees as part of the layoffs.
Johns Hopkins to cut over 200 Maryland jobs in May
The layoffs are part of a global reduction of more than 2,000 employees.
The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into more than 50 universities, including Towson University, for alleged racial discrimination.
More than 50 universities, including Towson, face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
The Education Department announced the new investigations Friday, one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and colleges that they could lose federal money.
Rasheed Mustapha, a first-year engineering student at Loyola University Maryland, was able to attend the school by offsetting tuition with a Sellinger fund scholarship.
‘Devastating’ cuts could be coming to Maryland college scholarships
State legislators are now weighing whether to cut scholarship funds for students at private colleges by 50% for the second year in a row.
The Jhpiego headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore. The organization began cutting jobs Thursday.
Johns Hopkins aid groups to lay off more than 2,000 amid Trump cuts
Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.
Last spring, protestors created an encampment at Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus at a grassy area called “The Beach.” They pitched tents and created signs in honor of Palestine.
Feds threaten Hopkins, other colleges with funding cuts over antisemitism claims
Like many other colleges last spring, Hopkins grappled with balancing free speech and campus safety after students organized a pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, left, was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors by President Donald Trump.
Trump appoints Sean Spicer to Naval Academy board after firing ‘woke’ members
After firing six members, President Trump announced his nominees for the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors over the weekend.
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA -- Pictured: Kelli Ferrell -- (Photo by: Derek White/Bravo)
Meet the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star who’s actually from Baltimore
Kelli Ferrell, a newbie on this season of Bravo's “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” says she isn't intimidated by her cast members. “Girl, I'm from Baltimore.”
Gannon Sprinkle, Candidate for College Park City Council, stands by a Metro train while out campaigning on February 9th, 2025 in College Park, MD.
Could College Park’s City Council get its first undergraduate member?
Gannon Sprinkle, a junior at the University of Maryland, hopes to "bridge the gap" between college students and long-term residents.
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts was scheduled to speak at the University of Maryland law school in Baltimore on Monday night.
Project 2025 author Kevin Roberts cancels talk at University of Maryland law school
Kevin Roberts won’t speak in Baltimore because of an illness.
Emily Ariail preps DNA for protein purification in the lab at the Translational Tissue Engineering Center, adjacent to Johns Hopkins Hospital, on February 21, 2025.
Johns Hopkins bet big on federal funding. The losses could now be $200 million a year.
The Trump cost-cutting measures for health research would prompt layoffs, the Johns Hopkins University says.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25:  Karen Huger attends the BET Awards 2023 at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger sentenced to serve 1 year in jail
Karen Huger, star of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” was sentenced to two years in jail, with one year suspended, in her DUI case.
The Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Naval Academy faculty told to avoid ‘divisive concepts’ like ‘systemic racism’
After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
The Johns Hopkins University plans to add between 20 and 30 new officers in 2025.
Johns Hopkins’ controversial police force to hire as many as 30 officers in 2025
The controversial Johns Hopkins police force intends to add new officers to campuses in 2025 despite unrest on its Accountability Board and backlash from students, faculty and community members.
President Donald Trump stands on the Navy side of the field to start the second half of the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 14, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Citing ‘wokeness,’ Trump says he’s firing boards at Naval Academy, other military colleges
President Trump says he firing the boards of the nation’s military academies, including the Naval Academy. He claims they have been “infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues.”
A lawsuit, joined by the Johns Hopkins University, filed late Monday stemmed from NIH’s announcement last week that it would cap the availability of indirect funds.
Johns Hopkins joins lawsuit against NIH cuts to universities
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
BALTIMORE, MD - FEB 9, 2025: Doug Storey facilitates a children’s sermon acknowledging the lack of diverse representation in imagery inside the Govans Presbyterian Church. He asks one of the child attendees to look at the new artwork titled "Sanctuary City Part 1 and 2” that represents the growing diversity and representation of their congregation where everyone is welcome.
Baltimore church seeks to rectify troubled past with new art
Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.
Plans to cut 400 positions across the university system would affect campuses such as the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Catonsville.
University System of Maryland prepares to cut hundreds of jobs amid state deficit
The University System of Maryland could see 400 job cuts after Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed $111 million reduction to the system.
Dr. Ronald Nowaczyk is FSU’s 15th president, appointed by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents following a national search. He began his leadership of the university on May 9, 2016.
Frostburg State University president dies at 74
Ronald Nowaczyk had planned to step down at the end of January due to health issues.
Chickens graze at the Filbert Street Garden in Baltimore, Thursday, August 3, 2023.
Backyard bird flock in Montgomery County tests positive for avian influenza
A backyard bird flock in Montgomery County have preliminarily tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.
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