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If Maryland is to take advantage of its potential in biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioinformatics and other cutting edge fields, it needs to make the 'strategic alliance' between its College Park and Baltimore campuses a success.

College drinking: Frostburg State has set an example that other schools can follow in light of publicity surrounding the Huguely-Love case

Despite looming budget cuts and anti-government rhetoric in Congress, Maryland officials say the two massive federal agencies based in Woodlawn — which have long helped buoy the region's economy — may be better positioned than others to ride out the political turbulence expected over the next several years.

UM President Wallace Loh says a modest investment will unlock the employment potential of the state's research universities

College costs: Tuition limits have helped, but state should do more to expand affordability

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.

Most politicians are shy about announcing their plans for an election that is almost three years away, but not Laurel's District 21 state Sen. Jim Rosapepe, who announced last week he is considering running for comptroller in 2014.

Maryland's historically black colleges and universities were underfunded during the era of segregation; now the state must find a way to empower them to compete effectively with their traditionally white peers

Schools that provided a separate black student experience and identity may once have served a purpose, but no more; today, the HBCUs are an anachronism and it's time to move on

Maryland's Democratic governor have a track record of naming flawed appointees

The year 2011 as seen through the rear-view mirror, the high- and the low lights of the year in Baltimore and Maryland

The redesigned basic chemistry and math courses at the University of Maryland Baltimore County are part of a statewide effort to produce more college graduates in the STEM disciplines

Nathan A. Chapman Jr., the once-prominent money manager whose fraudulent investments in his own companies led to the most glaring scandal in the history of Maryland's public employee pension system, is scheduled to be released from federal custody Friday after serving a five-year prison sentence.

The University of Maryland Baltimore County's innovative approach to undergraduate teaching offers a model of excellence for the entire University of Maryland system

The idea of pursuing a strategic alliance rather than a merger for the University of Maryland's College Park and Baltimore campuses sounds good — but university officials need to prove that it's more than just talk.

Coppin State University's ambitious plan to boost graduation rates is a response to a national challenge

With three new buildings that cost a combined $165 million and rising application numbers from the state's urban centers, officials at Salisbury University want everyone to know that their university has a new face and a more ambitious mission.

A major investment in Maryland-based renewable energy stands to be extracted from the proposed merger of Constellation and Exelon