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    A memo sent by the Office of General Counsel at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detains a community member on campus.
    Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
    A memo sent by the Office of General Counsel at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detains a community member on campus.
    The move to end affirmative action at the Naval Academy comes despite a federal judge ruling last year that the practice was constitutional.
    U.S. Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions
    Despite a federal ruling in its favor, the academy will no longer consider race in admissions.
    Johns Hopkins is one of the largest employers in Maryland.
    Hopkins lays off 1,000 workers in staffing company closure
    Hopkins-owned Broadway Services notified state regulators this week that it would shut down by the end of June, triggering more than 1,000 layoffs at the staffing company.
    Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, is scheduled to talk about “what federalism should look like in a Trumpian era,” according to the University of Maryland la school's Republican Law Society.
    Project 2025 author comes to University of Maryland Law School on Monday
    Kevin Roberts rescheduled his talk at the University of Maryland law school after canceling a prior event due to illness.
    Tidy tables and chairs arranged in school class room, ready for pupils to arrive, education, learning, organisation
    Letter: Reject private-school vouchers; support public schools
    Stephanie C. Chupein says Marylanders should reject school vouchers and support public schools that serve all children, not just the wealthiest.
    Full-time faculty union organizers said 62% of professors and instructional staff at Anne Arundel Community College supported the efforts to form Riverhawk Educators United.
    Anne Arundel Community College recognizes faculty union
    Next steps for the Anne Arundel Community College union, called Riverhawk Educators United, include bargaining for its first contract.
    Kermit the Frog, created by University of Maryland, College Park, alumnus Jim Henson, will speak to  graduates in May.
    Kermit the Frog to speak at University of Maryland commencement
    The beloved Muppet was created by College Park graduate Jim Henson.
    A U.S. congressional committee sent letters to six universities last week, including the University of Maryland, College Park, demanding information on their Chinese students.
    Citing ‘espionage’ concerns, Congress requests info on Chinese U. of Maryland students
    A United States congressional committee on China has requested a plethora of data about Chinese-born students at University of Maryland College Park.
    The full-time faculty union at Howard Community College has accused campus leaders of unfair labor practices through their enforcement of an updated protest policy.
    Faculty union accuses Howard Community College leaders of seeking to suppress ‘union speech’
    As tensions continue to rise between Howard Community College’s administration and the full-time faculty union, the union is taking aim at an updated policy that restricts free speech and the right to gather on campus.
    Rasheed Mustapha, a first-year engineering student at Loyola University Maryland, is among 5,000-some Maryland residents who receive Sellinger scholarships.
    Maryland college scholarships safe from budget cuts — for now
    Lawmakers ignored a recommendation to cut need-based scholarships at private colleges in half for a second year in a row.
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    University of Maryland begins partial hiring freeze amid budget turmoil
    Leaders at the College Park campus said the creation of new jobs is “paused until further notice.”
    The campus of Georgetown University is shown March 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.
    Federal judge blocks deportation of Georgetown scholar detained by Trump administration
    A federal judge on Thursday ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses.
    Linda McMahon
    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.
    As needs of students with disabilities have increased, the county government has devoted a smaller and smaller percentage of its own budget to HCPSS every year.
    Letter: Howard County kids with disabilities want fairness, not luxury
    Benjamin Schmitt, president of the Howard County Education Association, says students with disabilities deserve fairness when it comes to educational funding priorities.
    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 Howard County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly hears testimony on a bill to increase the size of the HCC Board of Trustees in November.
    Lawmakers back changes for Howard Community College board amid campus tensions
    As state leaders have come together behind four nominees to fill vacancies on the Howard Community College board, a bill that would aims to bring more transparency to the board has the support of the county's senators and delegates.
    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.
    Pocomoke High School math teacher La'Tier Evans helps a student with an algebra assignment in her classroom on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 in Pocomoke City, MD. Evans was inspired to teach after having a Black teacher in the eighth grade, and is now Worcester County’s only Black secondary math teacher.
    Judge blocks Trump cuts to Maryland teacher recruitment efforts
    The initial victory comes the same day the Department of Education said it would lay off more than 1,300 employees.
    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.
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