When longtime UMBC leader Freeman Hrabowski announced his upcoming retirement, the central question was who could replace such a towering figure. Enter Valerie Sheares Ashby.

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Valerie Sheares Ashby will be the next president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the university announced Monday morning, succeeding Freeman A. Hrabowski III, who has led the school for the past three decades.   Ashby, who comes to the ...

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Three more women have joined a class-action lawsuit accusing prosecutors, detectives and university officials of covering up sexual assault complaints at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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The Maryland Tech Council is holding a biotechnology conference next week in Baltimore.

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Johns Hopkins University is holding steady as the 10th-best national university, according to the 2017 Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. The university reported a 97-percent freshman retention rate and a 94-percent 2015 graduation rate, 1 point ...

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says the nation’s higher education institutions aren’t meeting the needs of many students, and he cautioned educators and policymakers against putting too much focus on making college affordable. “If we limit the discussion to ...

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Against the backdrop of Monday's riots in Baltimore and images of angry, frustrated teens in the city, the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County told business leaders Wednesday about how important the idea of struggle can be to inspire young people. "The question is, what do we do in the struggle," Freeman Hrabowski told members of the BWI Business Partnership at the organization's breakfast meeting. Hrabowski, a native of Birmingham, Ala. who participated in civil rights marches as a youth, said the unrest in the city was felt by the entire region.

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Officials from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the U.S. Naval Academy said Tuesday that the schools will collaborate on cybersecurity research efforts. "The Naval Academy has wonderful researchers and so do we," said UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski, who co-signed a research and development agreement Tuesday with Vice Admiral Ted Carter, the academy's superintendent. "We're collaborating to build strength for America," Hrabowski said. Carter has wanted to build a partnership between the two institutions since he became superintendent nearly a year ago, he said.

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Many more people in this country and even around the world now know what those of us in Maryland already knew: Freeman A. Hrabowski III is a world-class leader. His being named one of the world’s 100 most influential people ...

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In its second full year, The Daily Record's ongoing series "Maryland Newsmakers" brought in some of the state's most interesting and influential figures. From First Mariner's Ed Hale, to Sen. Ben Cardin, to Freeman Hrabowski, Newsmakers told reporters and editors about their careers, businesses and plans for the future.

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