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Karen A Schafer, a retired Baltimore County public schools educator, died Monday from heart failure at St. Joseph Medical Center. She was 73.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jul 5, 2019

Towson University awaits approval of a $7.5 million purchase in downtown Towson.

By Juliana Kim

Jun 24, 2019

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.

Towson University students, led by professor Dana Kollmann, helped renew a nearly 40-year-old investigation into the disappearance of Randy Sellers.

By Libby Solomon

Jun 7, 2019

Fallston High School graduate Miranda McFeaters, inspired by her alma mater’s faculty members, hopes to be an English teacher.

By David Anderson

Jun 4, 2019

Harry G. Porterfield, who taught in Baltimore public schools and wrote plays, died May 17 from cancer at his Hamilton home. He was 82.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 2, 2019

Campus ministry The Table and Ascension Lutheran Church are teaming up for the third year to put on the yard sale June 8.

By Libby Solomon

May 31, 2019

Former Poly star transferring to play basketball at Towson University.

Loyola University can't seem to handle Rep. Elijah Cummings and Morgan State's graduation getting press attention.

The Maryland Council on Economic Education’s celebrated financial literacy for youth at an awards luncheon on May 15 at the SECU Arena at Towson University.

University of Maryland System Chancellor Robert L. Caret decided not to seek another five-year contract.

Choreographer Brianna Coleman said that the Vibe Dance Team is "on cloud nine" after Queen Bey highlighted the dancers' version of the viral challenge.

By Sameer Rao

May 9, 2019

Harmon will appear in the show's top six this Sunday on ABC.

By Cody Boteler

May 3, 2019

The raccoon prompted a campus-wide alert warning students to be on the lookout for the animal on campus.

By Libby Solomon

Apr 30, 2019

The rally was held after a demonstration by a Pennsylvania church denounced Muslims, gay people and other groups as destined for "hellfire."

By Libby Solomon

Apr 25, 2019

The University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and president of the National Academy of Education will speak at the College of Education commencement ceremony in May.

By Libby Solomon

Apr 23, 2019

A CAIR and Muslim Student Association rally on Wednesday follows a visit to campus last week from a group protesting Muslims, gay people and other groups.

By Libby Solomon

Apr 23, 2019

Students who come to Maryland’s public universities and colleges from out of state will see as much as a 5% increase in tuition next year, after the University of Maryland Board of Regents unanimously approved hikes Friday.

About five members of Pennsylvania-based Key of David Christian Center demonstrated on Towson University's campus Thursday with signs many found hateful and offensive. Why did they come?

By Libby Solomon

Apr 19, 2019

A small group of protesters on Towson University’s campus with signs promising “hellfire” to gay people, Muslims and other groups were met by hundreds of counterprotesting students Thursday afternoon.

The Baltimore Blast announced a five-year extension with Towson University to keep the Major Arena Soccer League playing at the SECU Arena until 2025.

If the college admissions cheating scandal looks bad to Americans, the extreme cost of college should look even worse, according to television host and vocational job advocate Mike Rowe.

By Lillian Reed

Apr 16, 2019

Michael R. Naver, a retired Social Security Administration public affairs specialist who earlier had been an Evening Sun reporter, died Friday of undetermined causes at Gilchrist Center in Towson. He was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Apr 3, 2019

The project will serve as the university's "front door," providing a space for the university to collaborate with the outside community, officials say.

By Libby Solomon

Mar 29, 2019

William G. "Gil" Smith, a retired veteran Baltimore County public schools educator who worked to protect Monarch butterflies, died March 16 of Parkinson's disease at the Maples of Towson, an assisted living facility for senior citizens. The Timonium resident was 86.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 25, 2019

George C. McGinty, Towson University's first women's gymnastics coach, who led the team to postseason competition and a national title, died Thursday of congestive heart failure at his Jarrettsville home. He was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 20, 2019

A calendar of recreation and outdoors events in Central Maryland.

Clifford Alper taught opera, classical music literature and music education courses at Towson University.

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 7, 2019

Towson University police have asked students and staff to be on the lookout for a woman in her 50s wearing a multicolored scarf, looking for a date for her son. Students complained to officers she approached them in campus buildings last week, attempting to show them a picture on her cell phone.

By Scott Dance

Feb 10, 2019

Caryl E. Peterson was a 25-year trustee of McDaniel College, her alma mater.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 6, 2019

The launch follows a study of perceptions of the school and is intended to illustrate the school's "contemporary image," school officials say

By Libby Solomon

Jan 2, 2019

Former Century High School athlete Zach Owings is headed to Myrtle Beach to compete in a cornhole tournament Dec. 29-30, 2018 that is set to televised on ESPN.

Dr. Nadia Dominique Morgan, a Jamaican-born recipient of the 2016 American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center, was killed in a collision just before 11 p.m. at Falls and Green Spring Valley roads, police said.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 16, 2018

Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information connected to the hit-and-run that killed a Towson University student over the weekend.

By Cody Boteler

Dec 13, 2018

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced the names of dozens of members of his transition team on Thursday.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 13, 2018

Towson University named its new executive vice president and provost Tuesday morning, ending a months-long national search that began in May.

By Cody Boteler

Dec 11, 2018

A 20-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Towson Saturday night, and Baltimore County Police are searching for the driver, the department said Sunday.

By Colin Campbell

Dec 10, 2018

The alleged assault happened early Friday morning as two men were walking on York Road near Towson University.

By Libby Solomon

Dec 4, 2018

Dr. Bryan P. Fitzgerald, a Towson dentist who specialized in implant and esthetic periodontal surgery, died Nov. 20 from esophageal cancer at his Reisterstown home. He was 55.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dec 4, 2018

Gerstell seniors Carly Merlo and Reece Early recently made their college commitments official during a signing day ceremony. Merlo is headed to Towson for women's lacrosse; Early is bound for the Naval Academy for baseball.

Controversy over expansion of a residence in the Aigburth Manor community Towson — used in part as a religious center for students from Towson University and Goucher College — has been ongoing for more than four years. Here’s a review of some of the actions in the case.

On Nov. 15, two Baltimore County police detectives sat down at a Chick-fil-A to interview three University of Maryland, Baltimore County, baseball players accused of rape, according to investigative notes. The interviews, in total, lasted about an hour.

By Catherine Rentz

Oct 17, 2018

A look at three serious heatstroke incidents in five years at Maryland colleges: Gavin Class at Towson University, Marquese Meadow at Morgan State University and Jordan McNair at University of Maryland, College Park.

By Talia Richman

Oct 12, 2018

Towson University released its annual report of crime on campus last week showing a rise in stalking incidents and revised its three previous reports to indicate that some crimes, including sexual assault and dating violence, had been undercounted.

By Libby Solomon

Oct 8, 2018

William G. Melluish, a Baltimore architect and construction specialist who worked on cultural and educational facilities, died Sept. 25 from glioblastoma at Gilchrist Center Towson. He was 39.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Oct 3, 2018

Towson University is setting up a scholarship endowment fund in honor of Officer Amy Caprio, a Baltimore County police officer who was killed on duty in May.

By Libby Solomon

Sep 26, 2018

Candidates for Towson's state senator and state delegate will face off in a nonpartisan debate Sept. 28.

By Libby Solomon

Sep 24, 2018

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.

By Libby Solomon

Sep 11, 2018

Marilyn J. "Jean" Lowry, a Master Gardener and Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland director who was secretary-treasurer of Lowry & Co., died Aug. 29 from multiple myeloma at her Phoenix, Baltimore County home. She was 85.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Sep 6, 2018

Judge Kathleen Cox heard arguments Wednesday on whether a building, used by Jewish group Chabad of Towson University and Goucher College and which violates setback covenants, should be demolished or moved.

By Libby Solomon

Sep 6, 2018