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    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.
    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.
    Many college students turn to ChatGPT for therapy. Is that OK?
    Generative AI, which includes chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot, are large Internet-based systems trained by conversations with their users.
    Katrina Caldwell, the vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, as well as Emil Cunningham, her deputy, both left in June, the university confirmed
    Johns Hopkins University loses two top diversity officers
    Johns Hopkins University said goodbye to Katrina Caldwell, the vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, as well as Emil Cunningham, her deputy.
    A student at Frostburg State University found out his scholarship was revoked suddenly by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
    Her son’s scholarship disappeared days before school started. She wasn’t the only one.
    The Maryland Higher Education Commission revokes promised funding as students move in for the semester.
    Vice Adm. Yvette Davids addresses the Naval Academy superintendent’s change of command ceremony Friday in Annapolis.
    Yvette Davids wraps critique of her Naval Academy ouster in praise
    On the way out the door as Naval Academy superintendent, Vice Adm. Yvette Davids wasn’t going to let anyone denigrate her institution or those who have made it a success.
    Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte addresses attendees at the Naval Academy Superintendent’s Change of Command ceremony in Annapolis on Friday.
    5 things to know about the first Marine superintendent of the Naval Academy
    Things to know about Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, the first Marine to become Naval Academy superintendent.
    Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte addresses attendees as he assumes command of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday.
    ‘We will cultivate a warrior ethos’: Lt. Gen. Borgschulte becomes first Marine to lead Naval Academy
    Marine Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte assumed command of the U.S. Naval Academy at a ceremony Friday afternoon.
    Howard Community College full-time faculty reached a tentative agreement on its first contract with administration, union officials announced on Monday.
    Howard Community College’s bitter 18-month contract battle ends — for now
    The Howard Community College union reached a tentative agreement on its first contract with administration, resulting in the highest salary increase in seven years.
    Morgan State University has secured over $65 million in research funding for this year.
    Morgan State poised to reach elite status despite Trump cuts
    In 2020, Morgan State brought in just $17.2 million in research funding and graduated 71 doctoral students.
    Naval Academy provost Samara L. Firebaugh addresses the Brigade of Midshipmen at the start of the new school year in August 2024.
    Trump’s controversial plan for Naval Academy demands loyalty over merit
    Navy Secretary John Phelan spelled it out. The Trump administration plans to replace the Naval Academy dean, reduce the civilian faculty, increase discipline and generally screw around with the curriculum some more.
    The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will now be known as Belonging & Community at UMD, according to the university’s website.
    University of Maryland renames its diversity office as ‘belonging’
    The University of Maryland, College Park is renaming its Office of Diversity and Inclusion as the Trump administration pushes to end programs that support marginalized groups nationwide. The new office's name is Belonging & Community at UMD.
    CCBC Essex pool is now open to the public for limited days at CCBC Essex Wellness and Athletics Center starting on August 6.
    After spotlight on inequity, CCBC pool opens to Baltimore County residents
    For the next 10 days, Baltimore County residents can access the pool inside CCBC Essex’s Wellness and Athletic Center.
    Protesters held a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia last month.
    Howard Community College admits possible labor law violations over poster removal
    Howard Community College has reached a settlement agreement with its faculty union over a winter incident where the college accessed professor's offices and removed union signage.
    Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte gets to know junior Marines at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., June 4.  Six weeks later, he was named the first Marine to serve as Naval Academy superintendent.
    Senate confirms first Marine to lead Naval Academy
    Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte is the first Marine to lead the military academy in its 179-year history.
    Five people were shot in 2023 during homecoming at Morgan State University.
    Prosecutors drop — then refile — case against man charged in shooting that wounded 5 at Morgan State University
    Marquis Brown, 19, of Washington, D.C., is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
    In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
    Check your student loan status: Millions could move into default by August
    Until past due payments are paid or the loan’s default status is resolved, borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished.
    Johns Hopkins University, like other elite schools, is facing unprecedented scrutiny from the federal government.
    Johns Hopkins is at a critical moment. Can Baltimore capitalize?
    Federal cuts and a local push to get more money for Baltimore are squeezing the city’s most powerful entity.
    HCC faculty member Tim Bruno uses a megaphone to deliver remarks during a rally to support Howard Community College faculty on the school’s quad in Columbia on Monday.
    Howard County faculty union members rally to demand progress on contract talks
    Dozens of Howard Community College faculty members were joined by elected officials at a rally to demand progress in contract talks that they say have dragged on for a year and a half.
    Gilman Hall is seen on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus.
    Johns Hopkins University Press will license its authors’ books to train AI models
    Authors at the Johns Hopkins University Press will be able to opt out of the AI licensing agreement until the end of August; if they do not, their work will be used to train AI models.
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 11, 2024) The U.S. Naval Academy holds the change of command ceremony in Bancroft Hall where the 64th Naval Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. Fred Kacher was properly relieved by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids. A decorated naval officer, class of 1990, who will head to Yokosuka, Japan to take the reins as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet. As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
    A rocky start and disappointing end for the Naval Academy’s first female leader
    Some Naval Academy alumnae are dismayed by the Pentagon’s decision to remove Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the first female superintendent of the Naval Academy
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