Higher education

The Caucus of African American Leaders unanimously voted to ask that two bridges in the state, including the Francis Scott Key Bridge, be renamed.

Morgan State is increasing security measures to prevent violence on campus since the shooting in October.

A fraternity is suing the University of Maryland over its suspension of Greek life on campus, saying school administrators forced students to undergo mandatory interrogations as part of an investigation or face discipline.

Swimmers could be entitled to $180,000 or $60,000 each as part of a settlement approved by the Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday.

Peter Angelos helped Baltimoreans and Marylanders countless times and in countless ways that he didn't want anybody to know about, Tom Minkin, his friend and longest-serving legal associate, says.

Maryland officials are set to pay $4.1 million to two groups of individuals identified from a Title IX investigation into the University of Maryland Baltimore County, which was just the subject of a blockbuster Title IX investigation of the university’s swim team by the Department of Justice.

Vice Adm. Yvette Davids is the first woman and first Hispanic American to serve as Naval Academy superintendent, and as she laid out her top three priorities to the Board of Visitors for the first time, she even found good news in the Washington political maelstrom that delayed her arrival by six months.

A group of 12 organizations has written a letter of support for Sherita Golden, a respected chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer who resigned after her definition of “privilege” caught the ire of high-profile conservatives. The letter includes several demands.

St. John’s and other liberal arts colleges receive grant money to test mental health services.

The federal investigation was one step toward justice, former swimmers say.

The University System of Maryland will take deeper look at how its campuses can prevent the kind of abuse a federal investigation found at UMBC.

The investigation found that the University of Maryland Baltimore County knew about allegations of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination by a former head coach and failed to protect the students on his team.

The university has promised “critical changes” in the way it responds to future allegations of sexual harassment and sex discrimination.

A 21-year-old student was found dead Saturday near a parking garage at Towson University, and police were investigating the circumstances.

The University of Maryland received multiple complaints of hazing and physical abuse, including beating new or prospective members with a paddle, before it banned fraternities and sororities from engaging in new member activities or holding social events involving alcohol, according to new filings in a lawsuit over the suspensions.

After two weeks of a no-contact order and a social moratorium issued by the University of Maryland, school officials have lifted the blanket ban on Greek Life for all but five chapters.

As four fraternities from University of Maryland College Park asked a federal court to end the university’s blanket ban on social activities by fraternities and sororities, campus leaders were preparing to update the community Friday on the status of their investigation.

The university is investigating after a student alleged, in a now viral TikTok video, that she was the target of repeated sexually suggestive comments and that school officials were initially dismissive of her concerns.

Indigenous American representation is at an all-time high in films and TV shows. But they also serve as a harsh reminder of the struggle that Indigenous groups have endured in this country.

Hardy announced his resignation Friday after six seasons and a 66-110 record.