Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, just announced that they will put part of their enormous wealth behind an effort to spread the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s successful STEM honors program to two University of California colleges.
Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said the media rights deal that was announced on Wednesday "totally justifies" the Naval Academy's decision to join the
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.
Anne Arundel County will require students to take a diversity course. Given the increase in racial incidents throughout the state, many by children, this is something all schools should adopt.
Former University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin told a task force that president Wallace Loh resisted his call to make players widely available for interviews by a consultant examining the heatstroke death of teammate Jordan McNair, according to multiple sources.
Matt Khouri and Ryan Miller, both 28 and Liberty High School grades, and co-owner Will Jenkins, a 27-year-old Glenelg Country School grad, organized an event to built brand awareness for their Delmarva Boil Company shrimp business and raise money for Hurricane Florence-torn UNC Wilmington.
Sexual assault is not merely a chance byproduct of an uninhibited, inebriated moment. Decades of research show that perpetrating sexual assault reflects a man’s beliefs about women at the time of the assault, regardless of whether alcohol is involved.
William S. James Elementary School students start the 2018-2019 school year with a special guest, new Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson.
Obituary for Jacksonville environmental engineer Chen-yu Yen, who became an immigrant success story and dedicated his life to preserving the natural world
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.
Sean Bulson, the new superintendent of Harford County Public Schools, urged the community to give its input on the annual school system budget early in the school year, as he continues to gather information from the community and stakeholders in the school system through his ongoing entry plan.
Charles H. Houston Jr., a retired Morgan State University lecturer of American history who kept the legacy of his father's contribution to the civil rights movement alive, died July 15 from Parkinson's disease at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Pigtown resident was 74.
The Harford County Education Foundation will host a Welcome Reception for the county’s new superintendent of public schools Dr. Sean Bulson on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Rockfield Manor in Bel Air from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The summer months tend to bring postseason accolades for spring sports teams, and a handful of Carroll boys and girls lacrosse players recently received some recognition.
Are safety concerns really why opponents refuse to play one of the best football teams in the country, Baltimore's St. Frances Academy? Given that the school is devoted to educating poor, inner-city blacks, and plays in a conference of more privileged and preppy schools, the answer is complicated.
Facing a self-imposed deadline of Monday to close a $10 million-plus funding gap in next year’s budget, the Harford County Board of Education is also trying to wrap up hiring a new superintendent at the same time.
Sean Bulson, finalist for superintendent of Harford County schools, talks with local media about his desire to push out stories of student success, scale up programs throughout the district, work with the community to bring resources and expects board members to represent their constituents.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is producing some of the nation’s best young scientists. The Baltimore Sun went inside the Meyerhoff Scholars Program to learn the secret.
In their interactions with the local community, the two finalists to become Harford County Public Schools’ next superintendent have emphasized the need for extensive preparation, training and collaboration to ensure schools are safe.
Jacob Fernandez, of Manchester, will premiere an original drama thriller, "House 213," at the McDaniel Cinema Showcase. The event, to be held at 7 p.m. May 3
David C. Ring Jr., one of two finalists for the next superintendent of Harford County Public Schools, met with the community for a question-and-answer session Tuesday in Bel Air.
Kathleen P. Ruane, a career Greater Baltimore Medical Center nurse practitioner who was known for her compassion for the sick and elderly, died Saturday from cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 67.
Thurston R. "Bud"Adams Jr., longtime president of Belair Road Supply Co. who enjoyed golfing and playing tennis, died Monday from dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disorder, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 73.
Eight female athletes at Bel Air High School signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday. Seven signed to play lacrosse and the other signed for softball.
Elite colleges pride themselves on blocking as many qualified applicants as possible, and ranking systems create perverse incentives that reward exclusivity.
Meaghan Creed has already cured cocaine addiction in mice with a combination of deep brain stimulation and medication, and now she’s trying to see if she can do the same for opioid addiction.
Tedder, a fabricated steel and cast concrete sculpture, was purchased and installed this summer in the Joppa Hall courtyard on the campus of Harford Community
The Community Foundation of Carroll County Inc. is about two-thirds of the way through scholarship season. We get to take a deep breath after all our Carroll
To become CEO of Plank Industries, Tom Geddes didn’t follow the career track you might expect — studying business and working his way up the corporate ladder.
On April 22nd the Harford County Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) honored 12 Harford County high school junior female students for
Howard County basketball standouts including Rhonda Bates Corkeron, Karyn Swann, Kacy Valentine and Ramona Reid made names for themselves while playing and now their daughters Kalani Corkeron, Lyric and Jaelyn Swann, Satori Valentine and Imani Reid are taking the spotlight.
Nettie Barcroft Taylor, 102, who was recalled as a driving force in building Maryland's library network who was much esteemed by her profession, died of respiratory failure Oct. at her Gwynn Oak area home.
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