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    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Former Special Counsel Robert Hur returns from a short break to resume his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Hur investigated U.S. President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and published a final report with contentious conclusions about Biden’s memory.
    How a former Maryland U.S. attorney became key in Harvard’s legal battle
    Robert Hur is one of the two lawyers defending Harvard University against the Trump administration’s federal funding cuts.
    Bestselling authors Erik Larson, Jennifer Weiner, and Percival Everett are three of the upcoming speakers at the Baltimore County Public Library's author series.
    Baltimore County Public Library takes a page from the Pratt with marquee author series
    The Baltimore County Public Library is taking a page from the Pratt library’s playbook and engaging the public with lively talks, much-needed services and even some parent-and-me desks so you can take your child to the library and get some work done.
    Ryan Holiday gives a talk at the U.S. Naval Academy in 2023.
    He refused to censor his lecture. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.
    Ryan Holiday, an author and podcaster, had planned to mention book bans — including the Naval Academy's own — during an ethics lecture.
    A Johns Hopkins University bus crashed into a building on N. Charles Street at E. 25th Street in Baltimore after a multi-vehicle accident on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
    Johns Hopkins University bus crashes into Charles Village buildings, injuring several people
    A Johns Hopkins University shuttle bus crashed into a vehicle before careening into buildings at the corner of North Charles and 25th streets.
    University of Maryland, College Park students among a rising number across the country who’ve suddenly lost their ability to legally stay in the U.S.
    7 University of Maryland students lose visas amid federal crackdown
    They're among a rising number of international students across the country who’ve suddenly lost their ability to legally stay in the U.S.
    The Howard Community College board is set to expand by two members.
    Lawmakers hope changes bring more stability, transparency to Howard Community College
    After a tumultuous seven months, the Howard Community College board is at full strength and set to expand by two members, with new rules in place to ensure more transparency over its decision making.
    Johns Hopkins University campus
    37 Johns Hopkins students had visas revoked in nationwide crackdown
    The Johns Hopkins University revealed on Tuesday that 37 graduate students and recent graduates have been impacted by the federal government’s nationwide barrage of visa revocations.
    Scenes of Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus
    International students file legal challenges over widespread US visa revocations
    Actions by the federal government to terminate students’ legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation.
    Kaylee Jones, a student at Annapolis High School, reads from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" on April 12, 2025 in Annapolis, MD. The book was banned from the Naval Academy library.
    In Annapolis, reading Maya Angelou was a small act of rebellion
    Eight hours and 15 minutes. That’s how long it takes to read Maya Angelou's “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” out loud. That’s how long a small act of rebellion takes.
    Some students wait for a shuttle while others walk past the Johns Hopkins University sign welcoming people to the Homewood Campus from Charles Street in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
    ‘Several dozen’ Johns Hopkins student visas revoked
    Days earlier, the number at Johns Hopkins University was closer to 12.
    The University System of Maryland joined others to sign an amicus brief to stop the Trump administration from revoking student visas without cause.
    Maryland colleges back lawsuit to halt Trump visa cancellations
    The University System of Maryland, where at least four students abruptly lost visas, was among those who joined the legal battle.
    Many education-related bills, some with big promises, failed to make it out of this year’s legislative session.
    What Maryland lawmakers changed about child care, schools and colleges
    Most eyes were locked on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future this legislative session. Here’s how the state’s other education bills faired.
    Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
    Hopkins trailblazer scrambles to protect cancer research as Trump cuts hit home
    The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.
    The University of Maryland College Park. A UMD spokesperson said that the campus was among those nationwide whose students suddenly lost their ability to legally stay in the U.S.
    U.S. revokes visas of some international students at UMD, UMBC
    The campuses joined the Johns Hopkins University and colleges across the country in publicly acknowledging a wave of visa cancellations affecting their students.
    Johns Hopkins University is the first Maryland university to announce publicly that its students have had their visas revoked.
    Johns Hopkins says U.S. revoked visas for about a dozen students
    The university confirmed to The Baltimore Banner on Tuesday morning that "approximately a dozen" international students have had their visas revoked.
    Two St. John's College students watch Naval Academy midshipmen prepare to take a shot in the Annapolis Cup croquet match Saturday.
    The Naval Academy banned books. Across the street, they treasure them.
    The Annapolis Cup croquet match between the Naval Academy and St. John's College has always been a contrast in style. But never like Saturday.
    Joseph, an Alpine goat from Harmony Church Farm in Harford County, eats invasive Multiflora rose in the Glen Arboretum at Towson University on Wednesday, April 2. Goats from Harmony Church Farm have been visiting the university to help with the invasive plants for the past eleven years.
    The goats are baa-ack at Towson University
    The small herd decimates invasive vines that choke a campus forest.
    FILE - An entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Md., is seen Jan. 9, 2014. Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year, and one in five female students surveyed said they experienced unwanted sexual contact, the Associated Press has learned.
    Naval Academy’s full list of nearly 400 books on race, gender pulled from library
    The U.S. Naval Academy released the list of nearly 400 purged pieces of literature exploring themes of white supremacy, race and racism in America, gender identity and sexuality and diversity from its library.
    A majority of voters prefer more county-wide voting hubs to casting their ballots at neighborhood schools, churches or community centers.
    Poll: Marylanders prefer voting at countywide hubs to neighborhood precincts
    A Washington Post-UMD poll found support for establishing countywide voting centers.
    Students gather to pray at McKeldin Mall on the University of Maryland campus for an interfaith vigil in 2024.
    A Maryland campus anti-hate bill is all but dead. What killed it?
    The backlash underscores the tension between curbing antisemitism and supporting free speech.
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