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This year, Carroll Community College is celebrating its 25th year as an independent college, first having begun as a branch of Catonsville Community College. Over the years, the college has literally grown from the ground up, adding buildings, programs and students.

Dr. Neil Novin, former chief of surgery at Harbor Hospital, died Sept. 16 from renal failure at Gilchrist Center in Towson. The longtime Pikesville resident was 88.

Carroll Lutheran Village awards employee scholarships

Olivia G. Webb, of Sykesville, was named to the dean's list at Boston University for the spring 2018 semester. Each school and college at Boston University has

To dismiss the crime Mr. Kavanaugh is accused of because he was young when he is alleged to have committed it would create a double standard that seems based at least somewhat on class and race.

Thane Fake, 46, of Westminster, died Sept. 13 after a long-fought battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Westminster High School and Penn State University and worked for nearly two decades for the Department of Justice.

The University of Maryland’s decision to issue a tornado warning based on a private weather company’s guidance is sparking questions and scrutiny about the accuracy of forecasts and the firm’s role in public institutions.

At most schools like ours, City College High School in Baltimore, the rigorous classes are reserved for the top of the class academically which usually also means economically. But at City, we have high expectations of everyone, and all are welcome in the International Baccalaureate program.

University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, owner and operator of Harford County’s two hospitals and other medical facilities serving Harford and Cecil counties, announced the election of several leadership positions on its board of directors and medical team.

The University of Maryland warned students and staff on the College Park campus: A Tornado Warning has been issued for the UMD campus ... Seek shelter immediately, avoid windows." But there was no indication of a tornado, according to the National Weather Service.

For more than an hour, the students went over their list of demands and grilled Hrabowski on how he planned to solve the scourge of sexual violence on campus. Their protest was spurred by a lawsuit brought by two former UMBC students who said they were raped in separate incidents.

A 56-page, class action lawsuit filed Sept. 10 in federal court alleges a culture in Baltimore County — extending to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, suppresses sexual assaults.

In this harried, overburdened, self-absorbed culture we have cultivated, our value system is out of whack, inconsiderate behavior is running rampant, and kindness seems to be in dangerously short supply.

This 39-piece traveling exhibit running through Oct. 14 at the Reginald Lewis museum includes artifacts spanning 150 years of the Jim Crow era in the U.S. Such items as a 1906 calendar advertising Rastus Cigars show how stereotypes get formed.

Reports of hate-related vandalism in Maryland schools nearly doubled between 2016 and 2017

The university has since changed the group's name, originally dubbed "White Awake," and description.

Laurel Regional Hospital, once considered an aging hospital, is getting a second chance. Under new ownership, the 40-year-old year hospital is transitioning into a state-of-the-art medical center to serve the Laurel and surrounding communities for years to come.

Attorneys representing the family of late University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair have sent a notice to state officials signaling that they might sue.

Carroll Hospital Foundation awards scholarships

More than 600 students were named to the spring 2018 dean's list at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, including local students: Elizabeth Heinz, of

Douglas L. Frost, former vice president of development for the Maryland Institute College of Art who led the way in expanding the Bolton Hill art school, died Friday from heart failure at Springwell Senior Living in Mount Washington. He was 80

After two of its members were allegedly assaulted by men shouting anti-Semitic slurs, Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi will be the primary organizer for the event TU Combats Hate on Sept. 13 at Towson University.

Maryland's State School Superintendent has decided to ditch the test it has given for the past four years.

About a dozen students worked to collect trash and clear invasive species as part of UMBC's Welcome Week of Service.

Free community college tuition for undocumented immigrants is an issue that suits the interests of Trump, Jealous and Hogan. But for Maryland voters, it's really not that big a deal.

Maryland is home to some of the top-ranked colleges and universities in the nation, according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report rankings. The annual report, released Monday, shows Maryland with a strong presence in nearly every category.

Nolan Chase, a construction management major from Westminster, received a bachelor's degree at the May 5 commencement at Florida Institute of Technology,

School districts across the region are hiring thousands of new teachers every year. How long can we expect them to stay?

This summer, the University of Maryland found itself thrown into a situation, where personal and professional challenges, rather than academic, came to the forefront. As a result, more than 40,000 currently enrolled students are the beneficiaries of learning about coping with adversity.

This summer came an answer to Catherine Mukantabana prayers. The world would know her husband was no war criminal. But he still wasn’t coming home.

Morgan State University has reached a deal with developers to revamp the nearby Northwood Plaza shopping center, the president of the university tweeted.

A series of events indicate some of the discord and strain building in the University of Maryland athletics department up to — and beyond — June 13, the day football player Jordan McNair died after suffering heatstroke during a team conditioning test.

Ruth M. Conard, a pioneering professor of kinesiology at Towson University who was known as being a champion for her students, died Aug. 20 in her sleep at her Mercy Ridge retirement community home. She was 95.

Until a few days ago Daniela Gaona didn't know how she would pay to fullfill her dream of pursuing her masters in mental health counseling — until Johns Hopkins stepped in with emergency aid. Gaona is a DACA student and doesn't qualify for financial aid, so must find private money on her own.

Carroll County Public Schools was again one of the top perform school districts in Maryland on the PARCC tests.

As the school year kicks off, Towson University officials say that this year's freshman class is the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse in the school's history.

Harford Community College recently earned two grants totaling more than $900,000.

Steve Berry has been the Director of Career and Continuing Professional Education at Carroll Community College since 2015 after working for the State of Maryland for 13 years in several leadership positions within workforce development.

Students drawn to the fairgrounds track by a lottery for $1,000 college scholarships stay to enjoy the racing.

The University System of Maryland’s governing board announced Friday that it has selected former Gov. Bob Ehrlich and four others to join a commission tasked with investigating the football culture at the state’s flagship.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania named the following local students named to the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2017-18 academic year: Ethan

Transfer students moved into Wednesday and Thursday at The Residences at 10 West Burke Avenue, Towson University’s newest dorm.

Goucher College joined a growing number of schools around Maryland and across the country to ban smoking on campus. The number of campuses that ban smoking doubled between 2012 and 2017.

At the CASA multicultural center in Hyattsville, Democratic candidate for governor Ben Jealous pledged Wednesday to provide free community college to all the young, undocumented immigrants in Maryland.

With the first day of fall classes less than a week away, Harford Community College President Dianna Phillips is going into what she calls her peak time of the year.

Sally J. Michel, a civic activist and former chair of the city Planning Commission who founded the Parks and People Foundation, died Thursday from complications at her Roland Park home. She was 80.

Parents must learn to resist the siren's song of Bed Bath and Beyond and leave college students well enough alone.

West Baltimore is teeming with ideas for redevelopment, and Pennsylvania Avenue is the key.

It's almost back to school time. Here's when the major school districts and universities in the Baltimore area are starting their academic year.

Carson's story of climbing out of poverty to become a world-renowned surgeon was once ubiquitous in Baltimore, where Carson made his name. But his role in the Trump administration has added a complicated epilogue.