colleges and universities

Andrew Miner, of Sykesville, is a member of the Leadership Scholars Program at John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio. The program is focused on

Transfer to Fairmont State was right choice for former Pallotti standout Stockman

HCC officials, students describe how iPrep week helps incoming students advance from remedial to college-level courses, get acclimated to the campus and get connected with faculty, staff and fellow students.

Sen. Smith: Our public school system should create a dedicated endowment to ensure every Maryland resident admitted into one of the 12 public institutions within the University System of Maryland could eventually attend tuition-free.

Nearly a year into its second foray as a public company Laureate Education is preparing to install its second-ever chief executive, who will have the challenge of lifting the company out of debt while pursuing aggressive growth.

Two southwest Baltimore County schools scored above Maryland's average on the SAT, while two scored below, illustrating racial and economic disparities that researchers said are seen on the test nationwide.

Harford County resident writes about the need for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which he once chaired, but also how it needs to do more to protect and foster civil rights,

Thirteen years later, at 23 years old, as a dancer in Cirque Du Soleil’s Beatles LOVE in Las Vegas, the 2012 Fallston High graduate Jennifer Muccioli is doing what she set out to do.

A comprehensive early-childhood agenda should be front and center in the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial campaign, and it needs to address access, cost, and worker pay and training.

Carroll Community College is seeking the community’s help to choose as mascot after its Board of Trustees last month authorized the process to introduce an intercollegiate sports program at the school for the first time.

On behalf of the faculty, staff, administrators, and students of Harford Community College, I would like to share my most sincere appreciation with the Harford County community who visited our campus for our inaugural Harford Fest on Saturday, October 28.

Marian G. Stanton, a co-founder of Sojourner-Douglass College where she was also vice president of academic affairs, died Oct. 28 from renal failure at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She was 76.

Does a fetus need a college savings account? Hint: This isn't about college savings.

Baltimore County high school seniors met with representatives from 14 historically black colleges and universities. Many walked away with a college acceptance.

I was disappointed to read that one of the arguments the Director of Human Resources for Carroll County Public Schools makes for the lack of diversity in their

Dean Pappas, an anti-war and civil rights activist who assisted in the planning of the 1968 Catonsville Nine draft board raid, died Saturday from pancreatic cancer at his Mount Washington home. He was 78.

The recent backlash over private high school students posting racially charged Halloween photos reinforces the need for teens to understand that it’s not just their friends who may view their digital images, but the entire Internet which includes colleges, employers and media outlets.

I was disappointed to read that one of the arguments the Director of Human Resources for Carroll County Public Schools makes for the lack of diversity in their

Carroll County Public Schools’ diversity problem among staff is nothing new. Staff in the school system’s human resources department and members of the Board of Education have publicity stated a desire to increase minority hires in its workforce, particularly as it relates to classroom teachers.

The congressman will also receive an honorary doctorate of public service from the university.

There has been much attention lately about the appropriateness of offensive speech on college campuses and the larger issue of free speech in general. Americans seem to be all about free speech when it comes to their individual beliefs, but not so much when it comes to issues they disagree with.

Several elite Baltimore schools are responding to photos posted on social media over the weekend of students dressed Halloween costumes many have called racially offensive.

The Baltimore police officer acquitted of murder in the death of Freddie Gray will on Monday face the latest — and last — push to hold him accountable, as his disciplinary trial for alleged violations of internal police policies begins at the University of Baltimore.

Tomlinson: Sports at Carroll Community College a home run

More than 500 people helped kick off Harford Fest Saturday by raising more than $25,000 in the Heather Hurd 5K Spooktacular at Harford Community College.

Bowie State hall of fame ignores race in inducting Rick Simmons in 2016.

Backed by a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of university researchers led by University of Maryland is working with city leaders, neighborhood groups and other stakeholders to devise a plan to turn Baltimore into a “smart city.”

Robert Wise, of Eldersburg, was among the 128 new students the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech officially welcomed with a

Advertisements for the latest “Saw” movie — “Jigsaw,” set to hit theaters Oct. 27 — take aim at rules imposed by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) that ban most gay and bisexual men from donating blood. They've got a point: The current policy is stigmatizing discriminatory, and unnecessary.

Peter B. Petersen, 84, a retired Johns Hopkins University professor and highly decorated Vietnam veteran, has died

Less than a week before children and adults all over the country will be donning costumes meant to transform them into someone (or something) else, the debate over what constitutes an offensive Halloween costume, and how much people should care, rages on.

College is a place where students from vastly different backgrounds should be able to share their differing views, ideologies, and cultures. The line, however, is where those ideologies meet hatred and violence.

Towson will host Bucknell in a special exhibition game to help raise money for hurricane relief on Saturday at 1 p.m. in SECU Arena. The concept of an

Dr. James E. Lightner, a retired McDaniel College professor of mathematics and college historian, lectured Saturday on the Westminster college's past.

The following local students have graduated from LIM College, in New York: Imani Waldrum, of Mount Airy, Bachelor of Business Administration degree in fashion

Our View: The decision to add intercollegiate athletics is a win all around.

This weekend marks the 150th anniversary of McDaniel College, formerly known as Western Maryland College. Since the students have returned to school, flags

Carroll Community College's Board of Trustees approved the school's first athletic program

Zirpoli: In memory of Mary Anne Reichelt

A former University of Maryland student charged with fatally stabbing a Bowie State student in the spring was indicted on a hate-crime charge Tuesday by a Prince George’s County grand jury.

Alfred J. smith, founding president of Howard Community College, died Oct. 10 from cancer at Discovery Village in Bradenton, Fla. He was 91.

University of Baltimore program is recruiting top talent from Maryland's historically black colleges and universities to increase the number of African-American lawyers.

The email that could change Baltimore forever landed in William H. Cole’s inbox early Sept. 7, before he was even out the door for the day.

Eva Anderson, who founded the Baltimore Dance Theatre, died on Oct. 7 at the age of 84.

Changes at public radio stations are rarely made without controversy. And that's the case at Morgan State University's WEAA, which this month returned to its educational roots.

A letter to The Aegis Open Forum:

Stedman Graham will headline a list of notables Friday at Coppin State University to kick off a mentoring and identity leadership program.

Local students were named to the dean's list at Salisbury University for the spring 2017 semester: Eldersburg: Arianna Lange and Michael Lintz. Finksburg: Sara

Students at City Springs Elementary/Middle School, one of the poorest in Baltimore, raised thousands for Hurricane Harvey victims.

Tim Bojanowski, president of the Towson Chamber of Commerce board of directors, talks about his vision for Towson's future.