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An aerial view of the Community College of Baltimore County. The school announced it received a grant that will enable the construction of a Welding Training Center at its Dundalk campus. (File Photo)
Apr 28, 2026

CCBC to break ground on Welding and Trades Center

The Community College of Baltimore County will hold a groundbreaking for its Welding and Trades Center on April 29 at its Dundalk campus. 

A person stands near the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Apr 27, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Florida school gender-identity policy challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear another bid by parents to sue a public school district over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students.

Newborns explore their pen during lambing and kidding season at UMES Extension's Small Ruminant Farm in April 2025. (Todd Dudek/UMES Extension)
Apr 24, 2026

UMES vet school: Where does accreditation stand?

The University of Maryland, Eastern Shore’s planned school of veterinary medicine is preparing to complete its next major step toward accreditation status.

Jon Weinstein (standing at the front) teaches at Loyola’s Sellinger School of Business and Management and is an the inaugural occupant of the Simon Professorship in Entrepreneurship. (Courtesy of Loyola University Maryland)
Apr 23, 2026

Higher education leaders discuss AI, Blueprint for Maryland’s Future at panel

Maryland higher education leaders discussed AI integration, workforce development and the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future in a Daily Record webinar.

With new limits on loans parents can take out for a child’s college education set to take effect later this year, some colleges are looking at ways to either reduce costs or help cover the extra costs parents may face. (Depositphotos)
Apr 23, 2026

Colleges cut spending, raise funds as new loan limits for parents loom

Colleges are cutting budgets and raising funds to offset new $20,000 annual Parent Plus loan limits impacting families' pay for higher education.

Carroll Community College is the latest institution to participate in a statewide cyber and artificial intelligence program aimed at increasing the labor pool in those fields. (Photo courtesy Carroll Community College)
Apr 22, 2026

Carroll Community College launches cyber, AI clinic under MD grant

Carroll Community College is the latest Maryland institution to participate in a new statewide cyber and artificial intelligence initiative.

Towson University's fall semester begins Aug. 28, and the university has enrolled an inaugural class of doctoral students for its Ph.D. in business analytics, a program at the center of a controversial state commission vote. (The Daily Record/ Maximilian Franz)
Apr 21, 2026

Towson U campus shooting liability case tossed by MD Supreme Court

The Maryland Supreme Court dropped a case over Towson University’s liability for an on-campus shooting.

University of Baltimore alumnus Bob Parsons and his wife, Renee. (University of Baltimore)
Apr 21, 2026

UB gets $4.8M grant to support students, veterans

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation has given $4.8 million to the University of Baltimore to support its veteran-focused and academic programs.

Books by some of the authors listed in the Classic Learning Test’s author bank. Two-thirds of the passages on the standardized test are drawn from that list. (Todd Wallack/The Washington Post)
Apr 21, 2026

States adopt ‘Classic Learning’ college exam from MD company despite concerns

The Classic Learning Test, an alternative college entrance exam, has gained support from conservatives and some states despite questions about its reliability and security.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Apr 20, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts school gender-identity policy challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students.

The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on March 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
Apr 20, 2026

Supreme Court to scrutinize preschool program’s protections for LGBTQ parents

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a bid for Catholic entities to be exempted from a Colorado preschool funding program's nondiscrimination requirement.

Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management is holding a five-day residential summer program for high school students in business fundamentals. It’s one of several programs offered by area higher education institutions that are designed to help students transition to college. (Courtesy of Loyola University Maryland)
Apr 20, 2026

MD colleges start programs to give high schoolers jump on campus life

These initiatives from Maryland institutions are introducing students to college life early in an effort designed to not only give them a head start but also to encourage them to stay.