Towson University

Gloria Lea Bledsoe, school counselor

2012-06-01 13:56:33

Dr. Gloria Lea Bledsoe, a retired Baltimore County guidance counselor who established an Oldfields School early childhood education program, died of cancer May 30 at Glen Meadows Assisted Living. She was 85 and lived in Towson for many years. Born Gloria...

Randallstown High unveils stock exchange classroom

2012-06-01 16:27:43

Graduating Randallstown High School senior Brian McNair was wary of the Facebook IPO hype. Though he saw his fellow students buying into it, he had a gut feeling the risk was too high. McNair, 17, steered clear of the social media giant's stock and...

Maryland man charged with killing, eating man's brain, heart

2012-05-31 17:34:00

The 21-year-old college student allegedly told detectives that he hadn't just killed the man who'd lived with his family for months, but had eaten his heart and portions of his brain. The victim's severed head and hands were found in the men's Harford...

After 34 years, Sister Maguire overseeing last commencement at Maryvale

2012-05-31 13:35:00

After graduation rehearsal Wednesday at Maryvale Preparatory School in Brooklandville, Headmistress and President Sr. Shawn Marie Maguire insisted that her girls would put on a perfect showing when the real thing comes on Friday, June 1, on the...

Glenelg alum struck, killed by driver in Ocean City

2012-05-30 07:21:06

Before Glenelg High School's graduation at Merriweather Post Pavilion Tuesday, May 29, a photo of Matthew Cheswick lit up large video screens on either side of the stage, framed with the words, "In Loving Memory." As Glenelg's graduates processed down to...

Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's

2012-05-28 16:53:00

A Baltimore County woman had about $340,000 in student loan debt discharged by a federal bankruptcy judge this month because Asperger's syndrome prevents her from holding a job. Carol Todd of Nottingham pursued college degrees "as a stepping stone toward...

AACC president Martha Smith reflects on retirement

2012-05-27 18:25:00

In one of her final duties as president of Anne Arundel Community College, Martha Smith stood before this year's graduating class during commencement and engaged in a moment of call and response that had all the trappings of a student pep rally. Smith...

Richard Paul Sullivan, chairman and CEO of Easco Corp.

2012-05-25 11:45:00

Richard Paul Sullivan, a former chairman and CEO of Easco Corp. who had been active in Republican state politics and civic affairs, died Sunday of cancer at his Owings Mills home. The longtime Guilford resident was 79. Mr. Sullivan, whose father was...

Harford's only International Baccalaureate program to have first graduation

2012-05-24 14:19:02

A group of 21 high school seniors will not only have the privilege of graduating in June and moving onto the next chapter in their lives, but also next week they'll have the honor of being the first graduating class of Harford County's only...

Towson will receive $2 million to launch program designed to produce math, science teachers

2012-05-23 15:38:00

Towson University will receive $2 million in state and private grant funds to start a new program designed to increase production of math and science teachers. The initiative will be based on the 15-year-old UTeach program, which more than doubled the...

Lutherville: Girl Scout Troop a Gold Award group

2012-05-22 12:34:00

Maryvale Preparatory School students in Girl Scout Troop 4441 have certainly helped make it a Gold Award troop. Four members were awarded the Gold Award, Girl Scouting's highest rank, at a ceremony April 15. Receiving this award were Beth Kennedy,...

Engagement: Angela Wilhelm to wed Davis Linton

2012-05-23 07:56:00

George and Demie Wilhelm, of Bel Air, announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Denise Wilhelm, to Davis Nolan Linton, son of Tom and Michele Linton, of Pylesville. Wilhelm is a 2004 graduate of Bel Air High School and a 2008 graduate of Towson...

Graduates filed outside to look for their parents and friends at Dulaney High School's graduation at the Towson University Center.

2012-05-31 00:00:00

, he returned to college at Goucher with new motivation. Eventually, he realized he could use his education to continue to honor his military roots. "I was at a time in my life where I didn't know what I wanted to do," Bird said of his decision to abandon college.

2012-05-18 00:00:00

We're surprised Megan Auman had the time to chat with us. After all, she's not only a jewelry designer and metalsmith, but an educator and entrepreneur (yes, we feel like slackers, too). Auman, 30, began her eponymous jewelry line after graduate school in 2006, and her work, found at meganauman.

2012-04-26 00:00:00