Welcome to Monday, the 86th anniversary of the first night Major League Baseball game. Here are some news items to start your week. — Howard University School of Law receives $10 million grant for public service law scholarships and training. ...

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Kurt L. Schmoke will thrive as president at the University of Baltimore, and the city is lucky to have him back.

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WASHINGTON — Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Howard University’s credit rating, citing revenue declines at the historically black college and automatic federal budget cuts from Congress. Moody’s issued its downgrade Tuesday after a review that began in July. Howard’s rating ...

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Robert Malone has joined Volunteers of America Chesapeake as chief business development officer. Malone will be responsible for identifying and managing strategic alliances and collaborations with other nonprofit and corporate partners and leading the expansion of Volunteers of America Chesapeake ...

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WASHINGTON — Howard University has prevented some of its athletes from competing while the school investigates what it said Wednesday were possible violations of NCAA rules. In a statement issued by university spokesperson Kerry-Ann Hamilton, the school said it “temporarily withheld ...

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A local television producer that broadcasts football games played by historically black colleges has settled its lawsuit against a California-based sports marketing firm, its broker and CBS College Sports Network. The defendants allegedly failed to pay the producer according to ...

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Juan Williams made the headlines last week speaking at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service’s pro bono reception. But almost all of what Williams said about the NPR controversy was to reporters after he gave a keynote address that looked at the ...

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