colleges and universities

Odia Kaba works from home in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on May 23, 2023. Growing up in Ann Arbor, there was an expectation that Kaba would attend the University of Michigan. When her application was deferred, she started at Eastern Michigan with plans to transfer to Ann Arbor her sophomore year. But she was getting daily texts from her sister, who attended U-M, describing the microaggressions she faced as a Black student on campus. Kaba stayed at Eastern Michigan and graduated with a degree in quantitative economics. Even though it's a mostly white campus, Kaba said she found pockets of diversity that helped make her comfortable. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
May 31, 2023

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals

As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges nationwide have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses.

May 30, 2023

New partnership expands UMGC health care catalog

The University of Maryland Global Campus announced it would expand its non-credit catalogue to include health care and information technology programs.

In this handout photo released by Johns Hopkins University, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 2023 graduating class via livestream from Ukraine on May 25, 2023. (Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University via AP)
May 25, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers surprise speech to Johns Hopkins

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Johns Hopkins University graduates to pursue their passions and uphold the democratic values at stake in his country’s war against Russia.

May 24, 2023

UMD Smith School names new Dingman Center managing director

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has named the managing director of its Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship.

May 23, 2023

Hopkins, Towson recognized by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ATI program

Johns Hopkins University and Towson University were recognized by Bloomberg Philanthropies for leading the way in access and success for lower-income students.

May 23, 2023

CCBC receives $10K grant for Women in Education initiative

The Community College of Baltimore County recently received a $10,000 grant from First Financial Federal Credit Union to support the college’s Women in Education initiative.

PointsBet’s now canceled partnership with the University of Maryland allowed it to advertise on campus. (CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE)
May 11, 2023

University of Maryland, PointsBet part company in wake of sports betting controversies

The PointsBet sportsbook terminated its marketing deal with the University of Maryland in late April, according to published reports.

New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., May 17, 2018. A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
May 10, 2023

What to know about the $42B in student loan forgiveness approved for public service workers

The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in public service jobs.

Kenny Monday, head coach of the Morgan State University wrestling team, poses April 19, 2023, in Baltimore. Monday was the first Black wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal. With a major assist from the HBCU Wrestling Initiative, Morgan State will next year become the only historically Black college or university to offer Division I wrestling. The school had cut the sport in 1997. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
May 1, 2023

HBCUs capitalize on growing interest by adding sport options

There is a growing phenomenon at historically Black colleges and universities. HBCUs are adding sports outside the more typical offerings of football, basketball, and track and field.

Higher Education Power List
Apr 28, 2023

Introducing The Daily Record’s 2023 Higher Education Power List

Maryland has justly earned a reputation as home to some of the finest institutions of higher education in the nation. The people on our 2023 Higher Education Power List are among the reasons why.

Apr 26, 2023

UMD nursing school a top-10 program, US News says

The University of Maryland School of Nursing was again ranked in the top 10 for public schools in the 2024 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

Apr 25, 2023

Notre Dame, Mt. St. Mary’s to offer collaborative nursing degree program

Mount St. Mary’s University is making it easier for students to enroll in Notre Dame of Maryland University’s fast-track Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

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