Higher education
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Students sue University of Maryland over canceled Gaza vigil
A student group is alleging in a federal lawsuit that the University of Maryland has violated its First Amendment rights.
Naval Academy on trial over race in admissions: What you should know
The case marks latest effort by Students for Fair Admissions to eliminate race-conscious policies in higher education.
From high-tech simulations to rooftop gardens: Towson’s $192M health professions building by the numbers
The new building at Towson University includes simulation labs that feel like walking into the wing of a hospital or a primary care office.
Maryland public colleges limit events on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
The University System of Maryland — which oversees the state’s public colleges — will not allow special events on Oct. 7 unless they “support a university-sponsored Day of Dialogue.”
Family of Rice University student killed remembers her as academic achiever, caring leader
Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her residential hall on the campus of Rice University in Houston. The family of the 21-year-old issued a statement, saying her "precious life was lost to horrific violence."
Rice University student killed in dorm was political science major from Baltimore County
Andrea Rodriguez Avila transferred to Rice, in Houston, Texas, last spring from the Community College of Baltimore County. She was from Nottingham, Maryland, and graduated from Perry Hall High School in 2021.
Johns Hopkins University will require SAT, ACT scores again
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore will again require standardized test scores for undergraduate admissions.