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State officials need to take proposed UMCP-UMB merger back to the drawing board

As a leader in UMB's graduate student government and a proud alumna of the University of Maryland, College Park, I fully support enhancing the already successful collaboration between our institutions, yet the coercive nature of a bill proposing that the two schools merge is alarming. to both the UMB community and the greater Baltimore community.

How successful has 'Mpower' really been?

There's a reason why UM and UMB are separate.

UM and UMB should formalize their partnership but not formally merge.

The University System of Maryland tapped an administrator who started new degree programs at Clarion University in Pennsylvania as the next president at Frostburg State University.

A foundation associated with the University System of Maryland has approved plans to pay about $125,000 to replace the kitchen in the Baltimore County mansion it provides for its chief executive.

University System of Maryland Board of Regents is expected to Friday on a proposal to change the name of the College Park campus' Byrd Stadium — a move that would end the long debated issue of whether the school should honor the late campus president who opposed integration.

Towson University's disappointing new hire

The University System of Maryland's ability to meet specific regional needs, as well as broader statewide needs, will largely be dictated by our funding level. With state support accounting for approximately 25 percent of the USM's budget, we will not be able to meet expectations without a firm commitment from our partners in Annapolis.

A lawsuit over how in-state tuition is determined at state universities has wrapped up after 13 years of litigation and dozens of former students winning $1.6 million in refunds.

Gov. Larry Hogan has outlined the specifics in his cost-savings plan to cut 2 percent from state agencies across the board, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press on Friday outlining the specifics.

Two developers in Salisbury have donated a building worth $4.4 million to Salisbury University, giving the school a facility officials say will aid the goal of creating a stronger presence in Salisbury's downtown area.

The University of Maryland raised $195 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30, officials said Wednesday, or about $55 million more than the goal.

Maravene Loeschke, who stepped down from the Towson University presidency in December for health reasons, died Thursday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 68 and had been diagnosed with adrenal cancer.

The security and access controls protecting the personal information of University of Maryland University College staff and students are "not sufficient," according to an audit released Friday by the state's Office of Legislative Audits.

During a time when the burden of higher education funding is shifting, Maryland received the fourth largest amount of federal revenue per student in 2013, according to a Pew Charitable Trust report released Thursday.

Towson Area Citizens on Patrol will be handing out awards June 9 and among the honorees are Bernard Gerst, chief of Towson University's Police Department and his staff, and the late Bill Toohey, a longtime spokesman for county police.

The Chronicle of Higher Education released its annual survey of public college presidents' salaries. Four of Maryland's own made the list for fiscal year 2014.

Tiana Jones and Demarkis Cooper are helping bring notice to the school's Professional Golf Management program. It is one of 19 accredited by the PGA of America and the only one at a historically black university.

Next year's tuition increase is unwelcome but not catastrophic — so long as it doesn't portend a return to the rapid increases of a decade ago.

When Gov. Larry Hogan appointed R. Michael Gill to be the new head of the state's Department of Business and Economic Development, it was not the first time Gill had taken on a public role.

UM's hotel development was a model public-private partnership.

This winter, Gov. Larry Hogan made a critical move toward improving how Maryland selects its contractors. Faced with several questionable contracts up for approval by the Board of Public Works, the governor joined with Comptroller Peter Franchot to reject proposals that seemed too expensive or failed to undergo serious competition.

The University System of Maryland says a longtime Frostburg State University administrator will serve as interim president of the school in western Maryland.

Tom McMillen, a former congressman and University of Maryland basketball star who initiated athletic reforms at his alma mater, has been told by Gov. Larry Hogan's staff that he won't be reappointed to the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents.

Gaithersburg-based MedImmune has signed a flurry of partnerships with National Institutes of Health labs in hopes of speeding scientific discoveries and growing the region into a major biotechnology hub.

The state spending board continued its fiscal warpath Wednesday, raking university system officials over the coals for murky project explanations and refusing to cover a cost overrun in a statewide radio system.

Some of the nation's top university officials, including the chancellor of the University System of Maryland, are calling on Congress to roll back what they see as a byzantine and ever-expanding system of federal regulations that is costing schools millions of dollars each year.

Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera has been tapped for service by three Maryland governors based on her expertise in science and higher education. Most recently, she was named acting secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Gov. Larry Hogan named budget adviser Robert R. Neall and transition chief James T. Brady to the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland Friday as he submitted 331 "green bag" appointments to the Senate for approval.

Although Gov. Larry Hogan campaigned on no new taxes and, in fact, wants to roll back some of the taxes he thinks were unfairly instituted, his budget proposal actually levies a specific (and punitive) tax, through a contorted fiscal slight of hand, on state employees. The way this is accomplished is by his decision to recast the cost of living adjustment state employees just received this fiscal year into a "bonus."

If the goal of today's college students is to finish with as little debt as possible, Ifechukwudeli Okafor of Overlea has begun with the aim of a marksman.

Citing lower enrollment trends and budget pressures, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on the University System of Maryland's bonds from stable to negative.

If you love sewing projects and are looking for a local handicraft group, then consider joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry, which meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Shrine of St. Anthony, 12290 Folly Quarter Road.

Sen. Joan Carter Conway doesn't like the new USM chancellor, so she wants to change the rules.

Gov. Larry Hogan outlined a budget plan Thursday that would cut school aid to Baltimore and state workers' pay but preserve — for now — funding for two light rail lines.

A few Maryland schools announced last week that they will impose mid-year tuition increases to offset shortfalls in state budget funding.

Several Maryland colleges, including the state's flagship College Park campus and Towson University, are imposing a rare mid-year tuition increase as the institutions grapple with state aid being slashed.

They recently crafted their team logo, a blue and green battle shield with the words "UMUC Cyber Padawans" etched in black and white.

No one in this state accomplished anything nearly so remarkable in 2014 or with such far-reaching consequences as Gov.-elect Larry Hogan.

2014 is proving to be a significant year for Kevin Anderson and Maryland's athletic department.

There was a moment when I realized that Bob Caret just might be crazy.

Robert Caret's top challenges: Funding, the HBCU lawsuit and the reinvention of higher education. No pressure.

The University System of Maryland has named Robert Caret, president at the University of Massachusetts System and a former president at Towson University, as its next chancellor, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

Designs of the plan will begin in May, with construction starting next December.

Outgoing University System of Maryland Chancellor Brit Kirwan said that he will likely remain at the post at least through February as the System officials continue the search for his successor