Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings will deliver the winter commencement address at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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ANNAPOLIS — A white man was indicted Tuesday on a hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a black college student to death “because of his race,” a Maryland prosecutor said. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks announced the grand ...

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COLLEGE PARK — The University of Maryland will be announcing what’s described as “a transformative investment” in the university. University and government officials are scheduled to gather on the state’s flagship campus in College Park on Wednesday for the announcement. ...

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The University of Maryland, College Park Tuesday announced the launch of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education, a national hub for research and policy on issues related to diversity and inclusion in higher education.  “Issues of diversity and ...

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COLLEGE PARK — Turns out, officials in the Maryland city of College Park failed to pass a charter amendment that would have allowed non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. The city made the announcement Friday, after officials realized that the ...

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College Park intends to compete to be home to Amazon’s new headquarters dubbed “HQ2” that the company says will mean $5 billion in investment and bring roughly 50,000 jobs. Last week the e-commerce giant announced it was seeking proposals from ...

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COLLEGE PARK — A Maryland city has postponed a vote on a proposal that allows noncitizen residents, including those living in the country illegally, to vote in municipal elections. WTOP-FM reports the College Park City Council was supposed to vote on the ...

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The University of Maryland has dubbed a roughly 150-acre area near the College Park campus, which includes development along Baltimore Avenue as well as projects along River Road, as the Discovery District. The branding of the area as the Discovery ...

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UPDATED — The Startup Village is now in its beta phase. But the University of Maryland, College Park envisions growing the home for student and alumni entrepreneurs into part of its revitalization of Baltimore Avenue through its Greater College Park ...

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Researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park will soon have access to a vast amount of new computing power thanks to a new partnership with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. The agreement will link the university to an Army ...

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