The state of Maryland has matched a donation from the family of Google co-founder Sergey Brin to endow two professorships in computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park, the university announced Wednesday. The $1 million from the state ...

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As proposals to make Maryland’s public colleges and universities tuition-free make their way through the Democratic primary for Maryland governor, one state senator plans to introduce legislation next year to create a framework that would make that goal a reality. ...

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A cause for concern for Maryland private colleges and universities could have been alleviated Monday evening by an amendment to the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Originally, the proposed tax plan would have put a 1.4 percent excise tax ...

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Some Maryland colleges would have to pay taxes on investment earnings under the tax legislation proposed by Republicans in the U.S.  House of Representatives. The colleges warn that the taxes could lower the amount of money they have to spend on ...

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The University of Maryland has won 25 Big Ten Conference regular season and tournament athletic titles since joining the conference prior to the 2014-15 academic year. But while the Terrapins have performed well on the playing field, the university lags ...

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