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Brought to you by the number “40”
Sesame Street turns 40 today. I’ll let that sink in for a minute. (Yes, I know, it was only yesterday you were a kid watching it, where did the time […]
UB’s alma mater mystery solved
Back in September, I wrote about the University of Baltimore bringing back its long-forgotten alma mater. At the time, the only evidence of the song was a piece of paper […]
Ranks of millionaire college presidents up again
The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it’s likely more college leaders will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping […]
Educational travel: Peabody is popular ‘Elderhostel’ spot
Eli and Lila Robinson, 79 and 78 years old, recently traveled from their Long Island home for a week of music lectures, recitals and socializing at Baltimore‘s Peabody Institute. It […]
Educational travel: More college students go to study the world
Laura Langberg chose to attend Goucher College in large part because of its requirement that all students study abroad. “It was a huge factor,” says Langberg, who grew up in […]
UB law tackles amateur sports
Millions of people around the world will become experts in the bobsled and curling for two weeks only in February. But the Winter Olympics might be the culmination of a […]
In Praise of Moot-Court Judging
On Saturday, I spent a rejuvenating morning serving as a judge for the semi-final round of a moot-court competition hosted by American University’s Washington College of Law. My service to […]
Judge, defense attorney team up to teach at law school
What can be more romantic than spending a Monday night instructing second-year law students in the subtleties of probable cause and warrantless searches of automobiles? A lot, perhaps, but the […]
Professors disagree on whether Md. universities can discriminate against pornography
The leaders of Maryland’s state universities have been handed a daunting homework assignment this semester. Faced with a mandate from the General Assembly, the University System of Maryland must develop […]
SCOTUS-clerk mold is slow to break
Sorry, University of Maryland and University of Baltimore law school students — you don’t have a shot of clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. An ABA Journal story about […]
Dean walks off a limp
I was driving on Charles Street by our office this morning when I saw a woman walking across the street with the help of a cane and what I thought was a […]
This Week in Maryland Lawyer
On the cover: With their progressive pilot potentially on the chopping block, the OPD’s Neighborhood Defenders in Park Heights are defending not only their clients but their problem-solving approach. Also, […]
