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Mary Sanchez says affirmative action, and the high aspirations that inspired it, may be on the way out

Dr. Bernard "Bernie" Kapiloff, a retired plastic surgeon who had also been the longtime publisher of the Montgomery County Sentinel and a civil rights activist and philanthropist, died Oct. 10 from complications of a stroke at Roland Park Place. He was 95.

U.S. Supreme Court should not strike down race-conscious college admissions, a policy that's provided countless opportunities for minorities and brought diversity to schools

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, on behalf of 14 states, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold racial preferences in college admissions.

Father and son on bike ride in Iowa

Cynthia Earl Kerman, a retired Villa Julie College faculty member who wrote biographies of a Quaker economist and a Harlem renaissance writer, died of pneumonia July 22 at the Glen Meadows Retirement Community. She was 89 and had lived in Lauraville.

The London Olympics will serve as Michael Phelps' swan song, leaving behind records that may never be broken

The London Olympics will serve as Michael Phelps' swan song, leaving behind records that may never be broken

Johns Hopkins is joining a group of elite universities that will offer free online courses through a company called Coursera, a move some analysts say could eventually reshape higher education.

Erik Bakich resigned as Maryland baseball coach Wednesday to accept the head coaching position at Michigan. The Terps will immediately begin a national search for a new coach, led by deputy athletics director Nathan Pine.

Sometime around 2020 -- maybe a little sooner, maybe a little later -- we will get sick of the four-team playoff.

Thanks for putting list of Howard County high school graduates in the newspaper

Towson men's basketball coach Pat Skerry discusses the 2012-13 Tigers and recruiting.

In Maryland and across the country, the baby boomer generation and other older Americans are drowning in debt, many of them because they have no choice, according to credit counselors, elder law attorneys and economists.

In Maryland and across the country, the baby boomer generation and other older Americans are drowning in debt, many of them because they have no choice, according to credit counselors, elder law attorneys and economists.

With eye-catching sculptures and other works, Hopkins joins a growing number of hospitals with art collections

With eye-catching sculptures and other works, Hopkins joins a growing number of hospitals with art collections

Vaccine refusal: Failure to immunize endangers public health, so parents should rarely if ever be permitted to opt out

Johns Hopkins led the nation's universities in research and development spending for the 32nd consecutive year in rankings released this week by the National Science Foundation.

The roughly 300 people who gathered Saturday at Towson University's West Village Commons Ballroom were all members of Team Giovanazzi — honoring the life of Greg Giovanazzi, a NCAA volleyball champion, college and Olympic coach and Catonsville resident.

The Towson University community is expressing condolences this week to their mutual colleague, Deb Moriarty, whose husband, Gregory Giovanazzi, died this past week.

Of the instruments that Michael Shayte tried out in fifth grade, only the trombone felt right. Fast forward seven years and the Catonsville High senior has accumulated numerous awards for his playing and looks to continue playing in college and as a career.

In April, 15 Calvert Hall College High School vocal music students will join with other school choirs to perform in a festival chorus at Carnegie Hall.

Maryland doctors, paramedics find a shot in the thigh outdoes IV method of stopping seizures

Women's Athletics Hall of Fame

Higher education leaders in Maryland praised an effort detailed by President Barack Obama on Friday to make college more affordable but expressed uneasiness about still-emerging details that could have a big impact on federal student aid.

Those who know him say fiery Pagano was made to face challenges like the one Brady and the Patriots will present Sunday

Mutation in men with prostate cancer may show who needs early screening

Dr. John Howard Yardley, former director of the pathology department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and associate dean for academic affairs, died Dec. 7 of a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 85.

Dr. John Howard Yardley, former director of the pathology department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and associate dean for academic affairs, died Dec. 7 of a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 85.

Urologist and former Johns Hopkins professor was recalled as a "super hero" in his field who treated thousands

Ravens-49ers: Father, sons and football: Thanksgiving for Harbaugh family at M&T Bank Stadium

CO-OPs provide better health care at lower cost, but they are at risk of cuts from the Congressional supercommittee.

It won't improve the University of Maryland's research rankings to combine the College Park and UMB campuses