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The Baltimore Sun offers an annual paid summer internship that commemorates the work of Mary J. Corey, a veteran reporter and editor who became the first woman to lead The Sun's newsroom. -
Commissioners, Sheriff's Office, community college to offer pathway to associate's degree for cadets
A new program will allow police academy cadets to earn an associate's degree from Carroll Community College as they train under the Carroll County Sheriff. - Maryland Democrats are deriding Republican Governor Larry Hogan's pledge of bipartisanship as he withholds money intended for Baltimore.
- Karen A Schafer, a retired Baltimore County public schools educator, died Monday from heart failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. She was 73.
- The following local students graduated from Gettysburg College during its 184th commencement ceremony: Erin Brault, of Sykesville, Bachelor of Arts, art
- The death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair revealed deep problems with the school's administration.
- Amid a review of the University of Maryland’s accreditation, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has placed the university on warning.
- If Baltimore needs a model for creating vocational education programs, officials need to go no further than Green Street Academy charter school.
- The Middle States Commission on Higher Education's decision is the latest development in the aftermath of football player Jordan McNair’s death in June 2018.
- Maryland school districts that recently chose to eliminate class rank are part of a national trend that’s been building for years.
- The University of Maryland, Baltimore plans an ambitious expansion of its BioPark, nearly doubling its space on the west side of downtown.
- Kourtney Lammey, of Westminster; and Michaela Odian, of Taneytown, were named to the spring 2019 semester dean's list at Belmont University, Nashville,
- The following local students received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, during the schools May 10-11 commencement ceremonies: Matthew
- Towson University awaits approval of a $7.5 million purchase in downtown Towson.
- The real reason the Monarch School closed is because the school system doesn't support charter schools.
- Local government should aim over the next two years to complete the vision of that groundbreaking Walkable Towson Plan as the private sector does the rest.
- The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland will use outside experts to investigate the handling of an adenovirus outbreak.
- A member of Goucher College's Board of Trustees is spending millions of dollars funding anti-vaccination movements, according to a Washington Post report.
- Johns Hopkins University and UMBC should provide free MTA bus passes to their employees to encourage the use of public transportation.
- Monarch Academy is one of five schools in the city where the last day of school Thursday held particular weight. Instead of a “see you later,” it’s a goodbye.
- Alicia Wilson, a chief negotiator on the $5.5 billion Port Covington project, will leave Sagamore Development to lead economic development for Johns Hopkins.
- Leona Williams Carpenter, a retired Baltimore City school teacher and guidance counselor who was named woman of the year by her church, died.
- University presidents: Taking a broader, regional approach can bring together the resources and partnerships that can help lift up Baltimore.
- The summer reading program is designed to keep students engaged through the summer so they don't lose skills by fall.
- The following students are among approximately 540 Bob Jones University students named to the president's list for high academic achievement during the spring
- Several Maryland Cybersecurity Council members and other experts have offered their free service to the Baltimore City Council, which has not responded.
- Former state Sen. Francis X. Kelly resigned from the University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors Friday, days after he had been asked to return.
- Karyne B. Henry, president of Orion Public Relations and Crisis Management Services Inc., died April 5 of cancer at her Pikesville home. She was 55.
- A former University of Maryland Medical System board member says he's seen for the first time a system letter urging nursing facilities to buy his software.
- UMUC is about to change its name to one that better reflects the Md. school's history and mission of online education for adults, including military members.
- The Baltimore school board voted Tuesday night to approve a new charter school, likely named Clay Hill Public Charter, in the Bayview neighborhood.
- Clarissa Reed, of Finskburg, was among 31 Kutztown University students to be inducted into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology at its annual
- Patterson Park Public Charter School is seeking to capitalize on its recent success by getting approval to open a similar school in Bayview.
- The Baltimore Sun inducts retiring T. Rowe Price chairman Brian C. Rogers into the Business and Civic Hall of Fame.
- Former Notre Dame University of Maryland President Mary Pat Seurkamp joins The Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame.
