Mickey L. Burnim was formerly president of Bowie State University, another historically black Maryland college.

Baltimore City NAACP president Kobi Little raised questions about the search for a new president at Coppin State University.

University System of Maryland Chancellor Robert L. Caret announced the search for Coppin State University's next president will start on May 9 with the creation of a search and screening committee.

Johns Hopkins police force proposal is gaining ground in Annapolis because it's a sensible plan.

Amid settlement talks between Gov. Larry Hogan and advocates for Maryland’s four historically black institutions, the House of Delegates is scheduled to hold a hearing Friday on legislation that would force the governor to appropriate more than $16 million in the state budget for each university,

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents will discuss its search for a new president at the University of Maryland, College Park during a special meeting on Wednesday, the system announced Tuesday. 

Coppin State University president Maria Thompson wrote in an email to supporters that she would be returning to her native city of Nashville following her recent marriage and a lengthy recovery from a “serious health challenge.”

Maryland Senate President Mike Miller says he'll push in the 2019 General Assembly session for several law enforcement initiatives in Baltimore, including approving a police force at Johns Hopkins University. Miller says he also wants to help the city hire 500 new police officers.

"Charm City," a podcast from the New York Times, examines post-Freddie Gray Baltimore.

On Sunday morning, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute’s seniors will walk across the stage for their graduation ceremony. Among them will be four students heading to Ivy League schools in the fall and six students who earned a perfect score on at least one SAT section or subject test.

Robin Corrine Williams, a retired Coppin State University worker, died of cardiac arrest May 16 at University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 62 and lived in Gwynn Oak.

"The challenge for you is to transform your life from being a slave to being an owner, and from being a follower to being a leader.”

Sedman Graham, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker known for his longtime relationship with Oprah Winfrey, will speak at the graduation May 19.

Legislation before the General Assembly would increase protections for local cemeteries that have been abandoned, bulldozed or just neglected — like the cemetery beneath a strip mall in Northeast Baltimore.

Despite the setback of Target's plans to close its Mondawmin Mall location in February, developers, lawmakers and community leaders are committed to maintaining development momentum in West Baltimore.

Coppin State University President Maria Thompson discusses representation, taking on the presidency in the wake of the Baltimore unrest, and drawing inspiration from Fanny Jackson Coppin.

Baltimore needs to look at BCCC with a critical eye.

Coppin to offer free tuition to city students graduating from BCCC.

About 75 people people gathered a public meeting Tuesday night in West Baltimore to hear from four prospective teams that could be chosen to lead sweeping police reforms in Baltimore.

Where are the 'Lethal ladies' at the center of 'Step' now?

It's spring, and Juan Dixon is zooming on the Jones Falls Expressway when he sees a billboard with his grinning face, right next to a message that reads:

Halisi Ross thought it was the right rental.

Gilbert O. Ogonji, a former longtime Coppin State University professor and department head, died on March 13. He was 77.

On Saturday evening, people from all over Baltimore—some coming straight from the Women's March in Washington—filed into Coppin State University's James Wheldon Auditorium, passing through the epicenter of the Baltimore Uprising to see acclaimed actors perform dramatic readings of an adapted version of Sophocles' 2,500-year-old Greek tragedy "Antigone."

Acclaimed actors performed dramatic readings of an adapted version of Sophocles' 2,500-year-old Greek tragedy “Antigone.”

Prosecutors in Carroll County will lead the review of the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in Baltimore by a Coppin State University police officer in December, after Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby determined her office had a "potential conflict of interest" in the case.

The bullet that ripped a hole in Damion Cooper's chest left him bitter and angry. He spent more than four years raging against society. He questioned his faith in God. The last thing he wanted to think about was forgiveness.

Video released by Baltimore Police on Friday showed a Coppin State University police officer on routine patrol suddenly finding himself in the middle of a gun attack — and firing back — at a West Baltimore intersection on the edge of campus Tuesday evening.

Many of Maryland's smallest colleges and universities have seen steadily declining enrollment over the last five years, in some cases by double digits, straining budgets and prompting layoffs.

Ann D. McKee, former Coppin State University registrar who later became a teacher and guidance counselor at several city high schools, died April 17 from multiple organ failure at her daughter's Catonsville home. She was 88.

The place was the Physical Education Complex at Coppin State University, which happens to sit in the shadow of Mondawmin Mall, the flashpoint for the rioting that spread through West Baltimore a week after the death of Freddie Gray almost exactly a year ago. The event was called Shooting 4 Peace and the intent was to promote unity in the inner city. The game pitted a traveling Christian group of former NBA players called SportsPower International against a team of Baltimore All-Stars made up of

In-state undergraduate students at Maryland's public colleges may see a 2 percent tuition increase next school year, the smallest annual hike since tuition was unfrozen in 2010.

Baltimore police announced an arrest Thursday in the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Morgan State University student Gerald Williams during an off-campus fight last month, saying tips from the school community helped lead to the arrest.

Former Oregon quarterback Morgan Mahalak has transferred to Towson and is expected to compete for the starting job next season.

Fifteen years after Maryland committed to enhance its historically black institutions (HBIs) through a partnership agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, and after many years of litigation and mediation, the state has proposed a "remedy" ostensibly designed to eliminate the vestiges of de jure era segregation found to still exist in Maryland's higher education system. Rather than offering programmatic enhancements that would support our efforts to bring

Coppin State University on Tuesday formally dedicated its new Science and Technology Center with a ceremony and tours.