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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 Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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.
The Johns Hopkins University plans to add between 20 and 30 new officers in 2025.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Baltimore church seeks to rectify troubled past with new art
Newly installed artwork pays homage to Baltimore’s sanctuary city status.
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.
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.
Plans to cut 400 positions across the university system would affect campuses such as the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Catonsville.
Frostburg State University president dies at 74
Ronald Nowaczyk had planned to step down at the end of January due to health issues.
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.
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.
Chickens graze at the Filbert Street Garden in Baltimore, Thursday, August 3, 2023.
Frostburg State is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit. Other colleges may follow.
With more budget cuts looming, what’s happening on the Western Maryland campus could serve as a warning to other universities.
Frostburg State University in July of 2019.
Salisbury University students face trial in attack on man from Grindr
Three men face trial in Wicomico District Court for misdemeanors.
Twelve Salisbury University students who were initially charged with hate crimes are facing trial on misdemeanor charges in the next week.
Johns Hopkins agrees to pay $18.5M to plaintiffs in financial aid price-fixing lawsuit
Johns Hopkins University has agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle a financial aid price-fixing lawsuit
Johns Hopkins joins other elite universities in settling a class action lawsuit claiming they overcharged students by colluding on financial aid formulas.
Johns Hopkins won’t cut financial ties to Israel
The board of trustees will not consider cutting financial ties to Israel after a committee rejected calls from some student groups to divest.
As some students turned their backs on speaker Mitt Romney, pro-Palestine demonstrators in the audience called for Johns Hopkins to divest from Israel at the university’s commencement ceremony last spring.
University System of Maryland faces $111 million cut in Gov. Moore’s budget
The budget also predicted tuition increases at system campuses, though the Board of Regents has control of that.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is among the 12 campuses in the University System of Maryland.
Frostburg State University president steps down amid deficit, citing health issues
Ronald Nowaczyk, who has been at the helm the university since 2016, announced the decision in an email to community members on Wednesday morning.
Frostburg State University Ron Nowaczyk, shown here at Frostburg City Hall in 2022, will leave after nearly a decade at the Western Maryland institution.
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger enters rehab after DUI conviction
Karen Huger, who calls herself the “Grand Dame of Potomac,” has entered a recovery program after her DUI conviction last month
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger has entered a “private recovery program” weeks after being found guilty in a DUI incident that happened last March.
Johns Hopkins resolves ‘concerns’ over antisemitic, Islamophobic incidents on campus
Johns Hopkins University has entered a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education after the Office of Civil Rights issued "compliance concerns" over the university's handling of antisemitism and Islamophobia complaints
Johns Hopkins University has entered a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education after the Office of Civil Rights issued "compliance concerns" over the university's handling of antisemitism and Islamophobia complaints.
Here’s the Maryland education legislation we’re keeping an eye on
So far, lawmakers seem focused on the Blueprint, cellphone bans and students charged with crimes.
The Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use.
List: Baltimore-area schools closed Tuesday from winter storm
Public and private school closures for Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Workers shovel snow off the sidewalks near the dorms at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on Monday.
A look at Marylanders involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection as Trump returns to office
President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would act quickly — on his first day in office — to look at individual cases and pardon people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Dozens of Marylanders have been charged with involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021.
5 tips to conserve heat and save money
Here are five things to keep in mind when conserving heat to save money.
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