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Higher education

    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 student passes in front of the Johns Hopkins University sign welcoming people to the Homewood Campus from Charles Street in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
    Tensions rise between Howard Community College, new faculty union
    Hours before Howard Community College faculty union members testified in support of legislation that intends to bring more transparency to the college, several of their offices were raided.
    Students walk across the campus of Howard Community College between classes.
    Donald Trump and his closed society come for the minds of the Naval Academy
    This is a contest to define America‘s character, how we balance between an open and closed society.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a weekend trip on January 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Over the weekend, Trump traveled to North Carolina and California to survey storm and fire damage, to Nevada for a rally and to Florida to address a Congressional Republican conference.
    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.
    Howard Community College enters contract to outsource its HR department
    Howard Community College has entered into $7.7 million five-year contract with a higher education consultant company to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
    Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees approved a $7.7 million five-year contract with CampusWorks, a higher education consultant company, to staff and manage the college’s human resources department.
    Faculty union calls on Howard Community College to ‘stop the stalling’ over contract talks
    The Howard Community College faculty union is speaking up about what it deems to be inaction and constant stalling by the college's administration to meet at the bargaining table.
    The Howard Community College held a rally before the college's annual convocation ceremony on Friday Jan. 24, 2025 to voice their frustrations over contract negotiations with administration.
    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.
    Howard County senators move to fill vacancies on depleted community college board
    Howard County senators are recommending three individuals to Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, which will likely have to confront questions about the tenure of its controversial president, Daria Willis.
    Howard County lawmakers listen to testimony by three former Howard Community College trustees who abruptly resigned from the seven-member board in November.
    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.
    What Gov. Moore’s budget means for Maryland schools
    The governor has proposed scaling back and delaying key parts of Maryland’s education reform plan.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore proposed his budget Wednesday, spelling out changes schools can expect in the coming year.
    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.
    University of Maryland merges engineering and medicine to turn ideas into companies
    A new center in the Baltimore biopark will help develop and commercialize technology that officials say will save and improve people’s lives.
    The new 4MLK building is located in the University of Maryland BioPark.
    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.
    Rapper Lupe Fiasco named visiting professor at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute
    The Grammy-nominated emcee will teach students in one-on-one studio sessions next fall.
    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 24: Lupe Fiasco performs at halftime in the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 24, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
    Letter: Making sure college is worth the investment
    A new federal policy is designed to protect students by potentially penalizing colleges and universities that fail to provide graduates with a fair return on their investment.
    Students are increasingly wary of becoming saddled with debt when the guarantee of securing a high-salaried position after graduation can be elusive.
    Larry Gibson: Jimmy Carter’s service offers much to be admired, honored
    The U.S. and the world continue to benefit from Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments as president and the humanitarian work he pursued after leaving office, University of Maryland Law professor Larry S. Gibson says.
    President Jimmy Carter at a press conference in 1977.
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