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University of Maryland alumni are right about putting education ahead of college sports

We feel nothing but pride for our alma mater, the University of Maryland. Terps have raised high the black and gold not just on the field, but in boardrooms, laboratories and in school, too. However, a recent proposal to spend $155 million of state, student and alumni money on renovating Cole Field House into an extravagant indoor and outdoor athletic practice facility threatens to stymie our progress in boosting excellence in academics and affordability. We urge the Board of Regents to reject

Can Baltimore continue to do what it takes to become a thriving metropolis like Boston and San Francisco, or are we destined to be stuck in the Detroit-Cleveland post industrial doldrums?

Incumbent Stephen Lafferty, a Democrat, faces Rebublican Michael McAllister in the race for House of Delegates seat representing District 42A.

Maryland's recent move linking Division I coach bonuses to athlete's grades should be extended to college leaders.

After inquiries made by The Baltimore Sun, Towson University has changed its policy on which undocumented immigrants qualify to pay in-state tuition under a federal program.

The Board of Regents unanimously approved a policy Friday — believed to be among the first of its kind — denying bonuses to coaches and athletic directors whose players don't measure up academically.

A proposed policy that would require teams to reach academic benchmarks before their coaches and athletic directors can cash in on performance-based bonuses has drawn mixed reviews.

A Washington, D.C., rabbi who serves as an associate professor at Towson University has been suspended with pay by the school after being arrested and charged by D.C. police last week with voyeurism, school officials said on Tuesday.

A Board of Regents committee approved a "fairly unique" policy on Tuesday that would deny University System of Maryland coaches lucrative performance bonuses if their players fail to meet academic benchmarks.

University of Maryland University College, the Adelphi-based online school with satellites spanning three continents, is preparing for employee growth with plans to revamp its workspaces.

UMUC's consideration of changes to its business model is the appropriate response to changes in the higher education marketplace.

UMUC has had a long, slow slide into mediocrity.

The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is in crisis with declining student numbers. Unfortunately, UMUC's long term response to this challenge has led the institution to weaken its educational standards and imitate for-profit rivals.

Students are turning to two-year schools to help meet their education goals

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted Thursday to sell the vacant and deteriorated former Hebrew Orphan Asylum in West Baltimore to the Coppin Heights Community Development Corp. for redevelopment as a community health center, according to a university spokesman.

Jasmine White was accepted to Morgan State University, her dream college, almost 10 years ago. But the New Yorker discovered she could not afford the out-of-state tuition.

The University of Baltimore is considering whether it will stop enrolling freshmen and sophomores just seven years after the school became a full four-year college, officials said Friday.

University System of Maryland institutions have had mixed success in improving the graduation rates of minority and low-income students, according to an annual progress report released this week.

The University System of Maryland could expand its tuition remission program for the dependent children and spouses of employees.

Anthony Brown is inventing his own version of Larry Hogan to run against, while Hogan is running against Martin O'Malley.

Just because UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski III says he doesn't want to be chancellor doesn't mean he isn't the ideal person for the job

In the search for the next leader of the University System of Maryland, some stakeholders are looking for someone with star power, possibly a household name or outside-the-box candidate.

Maryland's unemployment rate shot up in July when employers cut 9,000 jobs — one of the largest losses in the country, the federal government said Monday.

The Guilford mansion that cost a former Towson University president his job is expected to be sold to a private buyer next week, closing a controversial chapter in the college's history and allowing the current president to live closer to campus.

The former residence of the Towson University president may be sold by the end of summer or early fall. The Guilford mansion, at 3903 Greenway in Baltimore City, is not yet officially on the market. But Joe Oster, Towson University vice president for administration and finance, says the university has received inquiries from an "interested party," whom he declined to identity.

Maryland's online university must explore new ways of doing things to adapt to changing conditions and take advantage of the opportunities they offer

University of Maryland, University College President Javier Miyares may seek to tie the struggling state institution's future more closely to the private sector, one of multiple changes he believes are needed to protect it from a downward spiral.

Obituary Charles R. Larson

The state Board of Public Works approved a contract worth an estimated $2.6 million Wednesday for a contractor to monitor the credit activity of an estimated 300,000 people whose personal information was exposed as a result of a computer security breach discovered at the University of Maryland early this year.

UMUC's president clarifies an effort to re-evaluate its business model.

Morgan State University's Board of Regents violated the state open meetings law when it did not give proper notice of a hastily-convened executive committee meeting, the Open Meetings Compliance Board found this week.

The University of Maryland University College is considering a proposal to transition from being a University System of Maryland state entity to an independent nonprofit organization with ties to the system.