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    Supporters participate in a march organized by Salisbury University LGBTQ groups, almost a month after an alleged hate crime took place on campus, at Salisbury University on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 in Salisbury, MD.
    At Salisbury University, an alleged hate crime shakes LGBTQ+ students’ sense of safety
    The news shook an already-tenuous sense of safety on the Eastern Shore campus.
    Salisbury University in 2022.
    Fraternity expels Salisbury University students charged in attack
    Sigma Alpha Epsilon expelled the Salisbury University students who are accused of being involved in an alleged hate crime, the organization said.
    Salisbury University in 2022.
    5 more Salisbury students charged after man said he was lured to apartment attack
    Twelve total Salisbury University students have been charged in an attack, which police said was captured on video, that is being investigated as a hate crime.
    Trump Harris young voters
    Raised in the era of Trump politics, young voters never envisioned a Harris win
    Unlike the first time Donald Trump won the presidency, the mood on college campuses in deep blue Baltimore is more or less business as usual.
    Singer Beyonce performs at the Staples Center on July 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
    Addressing youth voting one concert at a time
    #iVoted, which works in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute, produces free concerts as an incentive to get young people to vote.
    Tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared in a private talk with cadets in August, despite his active campaign to support former President Donald Trump's campaign to regain the White House.
    West Point welcomed Elon Musk, while Annapolis canceled a Trump critic. What’s the difference?
    Where was the outrage when Elon Musk, weirdly dancing supporter of former President Donald Trump, spoke at West Point? It’s a stunning contrast to the cancellation of a lecture by historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a Trump critic, at the Naval Academy.
    Campus photos of Washington College, in Kent County.
    Maryland college changes logo, citing ‘difficult to read’ cursive
    A “highly stylized” version of George Washington’s signature has been replaced — at least in part because it was difficult to read for prospective students.
    The Brigade of Midshipmen watches Navy football roll over UNC Charlotte in Oct. 19, 2024 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
    If Trump wins, the right-wing thought police will come for the Naval Academy
    Deep within Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s 925-page roadmap for the next Republican president, its authors say they want the service academies scrubbed of anything and anyone deemed insufficiently pure of thought.
    A group of singers with the Morgan State University Choir performed three songs Stevie Wonder during his stop at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore.
    The Morgan choir performed with Stevie Wonder. They had just days to get ready.
    A group of Morgan choir singers performed with Stevie Wonder at CFG Bank Arena earlier this week. The whole plan came together in just days.
    Gov. Wes Moore, Sen. Ben Cardin, County Executive John Olszewski Jr., and others stand for the National Anthem at the October 7 Baltimore Community Commemoration event at Beth El Congregation in Pikesville, Md.
    Live updates: ‘We stand with you,’ Moore tells Beth El Congregation
    Banner reporters are covering how the Israel-Hamas war is impacting communities in Maryland.
    Students gather at McKeldin Mall on the University of Maryland campus on Monday, October 7, 2024, for an interfaith vigil organized by Students for Justice in Palestine.
    Hundreds gather peacefully for controversial University of Maryland Gaza vigil
    The controversial event hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine was ultimately a peaceful one, despite the contentious road to get here.
    Last year, five people were shot on the campus of Morgan State University during homecoming week celebrations. This year, security is more strict.
    Ahead of homecoming, Maryland universities ramp up security with drones, license plate readers
    Following the string of shootings during homecoming celebrations in recent years, campus police departments are implementing additional security measures and protocols.
    Someone wearing a blue and orange marching band uniform plays a trumpet on a football field in front of the rest of the marching band.
    Morgan State marching band to play in Rose Parade, ‘the granddaddy of them all’
    The Magnificent Marching Machine was invited to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, leaving it just one invite shy of the Triple Crown of parade events.
    Library and campus of the University of Maryland located in College Park, MD.
    University of Maryland can’t cancel Gaza vigil, federal judge rules
    A federal judge on Tuesday granted a University of Maryland student group’s request for an injunction — with a few conditions.
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    Federal judge to hear arguments Monday over University of Maryland’s Oct. 7 vigil cancellation
    The suit accuses the University of Maryland, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents and Darryll Pines, president of the University of Maryland, College Park, of “engaging in unconstitutional content-based discrimination.”
    The U.S. Naval Academy defended its consideration of race in admissions in a nearly two-week-long trial that concluded Thursday.
    The Naval Academy’s affirmative action trial is over. What’s next?
    The future of the U.S. Naval Academy’s admissions process is now in the hands of a federal judge.
    The Naval Academy is defending its affirmative action policies in federal court this week.
    Naval Academy argues national security depends on race-conscious admissions
    Students for Fair Admissions, which won a landmark Supreme Court case last year, alleges the Naval Academy discriminates against white applicants.
    Kara D Beverly, a 42-year-old attorney from Towson, is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc.
    How Black fraternities, sororities and professional groups build support for Black candidates
    Black fraternities and sororities, professional social groups and other organizations have helped establish an infrastructure of support for Black candidates.
    University officials said they will continue to look for ways to build a diverse university community.
    Johns Hopkins sees ‘significant setback’ as diversity of incoming class drops sharply
    Johns Hopkins University shared socioeconomic statistics and self-reported racial and ethnic identities of this year’s incoming first-year undergraduates.
    Headshot of Darryll J. Pines
    University of Maryland president’s research will be reviewed for plagiarism
    The review follows accusations that University of Maryland President Darryll Pines plagiarized a research paper more than 20 years ago.
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