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Higher education

    Johns Hopkins’ AI future is coming, and the neighbors are not happy
    Johns Hopkins’ planned Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute may be a boon for the city, but Remington residents are concerned about loud construction, rude workers, litter and parking.
    Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 — Remington residents gather together to talk about concerns regarding Johns Hopkins University’s plans to remove trees for new construction of a Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute. Baltimore City, Md.
    Earl Richardson, who helped transform Morgan State and other Maryland HBCUs, has died
    Dr. Earl Richardson, who served as Morgan’s President for more than two decades, has died. He was 81.
    Dr. Earl S. Richardson.
    Maryland professors were targeted by Charlie Kirk. Now what?
    After Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, some of his professor targets in Maryland worry for their own safety and feel anxious about the climate of distrust he sowed among young people.
    WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—JULY 26: Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before former President Donald Trump's arrival during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump had earlier in the day met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago.
    Lifeline for first-generation Maryland students could be cut by Trump administration
    The Trump administration in its proposal called TRIO a “relic of the past,” adding “access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means.”
    Jason Ramirez Yohe, a sophomore at The University of Maryland, poses for a portrait on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in College Park, Md.
    As universities chase AI, St. John’s College doubles down on Great Books
    St. John's College in Annapolis quaintly calls its professors “tutors” who guide small groups of undergraduates through vigorous examinations of the so-called Great Books of literature, science and more.
    McDowell Hall, completed in 1789, is the oldest building on the campus of St. John’s College in Annapolis.
    Towson University looks to tap into Ravens fanbase with new partnership
    Towson University is partnering with the Baltimore Ravens in a deal aimed at expanding the university’s visibility and student programming and the team’s community engagement.
    As part of the deal, Towson University will run a kiosk on the RavensWalk.
    Deadline nears for Maryland student loan borrowers to get up to $5K in relief
    The deadline to apply for up to $5,000 in relief for the Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit for the 2025 tax season is Monday.
    In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio.
    Former Mount St. Mary’s student sues university for failing to protect her from rapist
    A former Mount St. Mary's University student has sued the university claiming she was raped by a rugby player who had previously been accused of sexual assault.
    Students cross campus between classes at Mount St. Mary’s University, a small liberal arts university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg.
    Notre Dame of Maryland University completes merger with alternative health school
    Notre Dame of Maryland University has become the nation’s first comprehensive university with a school solely dedicated to integrative health.
    Notre Dame of Maryland University.
    University of Baltimore consolidates majors amid declining enrollment, financial struggles
    Ralph Mueller, the university’s provost, said during the announcement that the changes were made with “humility, gratitude and the recognition of serious programmatic and personnel implications.”
    The University of Baltimore
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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
    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.
    A student at Frostburg State University found out his scholarship was revoked suddenly by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
    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.
    Vice Adm. Yvette Davids addresses the Naval Academy superintendent’s change of command ceremony Friday in Annapolis.
    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 J. Borgschulte addresses attendees at the Naval Academy Superintendent’s Change of Command ceremony in Annapolis 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.
    Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte addresses attendees as he assumes command of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday.
    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.
    Howard Community College full-time faculty reached a tentative agreement on its first contract with administration, union officials announced on Monday.
    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.
    Morgan State University has secured over $65 million in research funding for this year.
    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.
    Naval Academy provost Samara L. Firebaugh addresses the Brigade of Midshipmen at the start of the new school year in August 2024.
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