Q&A: New president wants Salisbury University to be a gem — not a ‘hidden’ one
The Daily Record sat down for a Q&A session with Dr. Carolyn Ringer Lepre, the next president of Salisbury University.
University System of Maryland moves toward removing SAT/ACT requirement
The University System of Maryland is debating removing standardized test scores, such as the SAT and ACT, as an admissions requirement for incoming first-year students.
MICA staff votes to unionize, following in adjuncts’ path
The MICA Staff Union's top priorities include increasing opportunities for promotions and receiving higher pay — something organizers feel is overdue.
Johns Hopkins, Yale partnering to find new treatments for tumors
Johns Hopkins and Yale University are partnering to create a new center focusing on technology for imaging, studying and developing new treatments for tumors.
UMBC’s outgoing president, state leaders hail Spring Grove sale, with details still in works
The capstone of Freeman Hrabowski's long tenure as leader of University of Maryland, Baltimore County comes down to paperwork.
UMB finds ‘ideal choice’ to lead Carey School of Law
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has named its next dean.
Award-winning alumnus David Talbert to keynote Morgan State commencement
David E. Talbert, celebrated auteur and a 1989 Morgan State University graduate, will be the keynote speaker at Morgan State’s 145th spring commencement exercises.
St. John’s College says its audacious tuition cut is paying off
Faced with budget shortfalls, most institutions of higher learning tend to focus on raising tuition. St. John’s College, however, decided to go in a different direction.
UMD ‘being run more like a corporation,’ report finds
A new external analysis has found a shift in priorities at the University of Maryland, College Park in recent years.
Coppin’s development authority chief gears up for job
Coppin State University announced the appointment of Chad Williams as the first executive director of the West North Avenue Development Authority in Baltimore.
Senior wins McDaniel College’s $5K Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge
McDaniel College senior Joshua Arruda won the $5,000 top prize Thursday at the college’s sixth annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Higher education enrollment faced unprecedented drop in COVID-19 pandemic
Undergraduate and graduate enrollment in public four-year universities has decreased during the pandemic, and community college enrollment has seen an even more dramatic decline.

















