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McDaniel to offer new STEM majors in fall 2027
McDaniel College announced it will offer new undergraduate majors in astrophysics, astronomy and engineering mechanics in fall 2027.
MD higher education secretary leaving after three years in job
Maryland Higher Education Secretary Sanjay Rai is stepping down Friday, his last day leading the agency that oversees statewide policies on public and private colleges and universities.
Nonprofit, Bowie State partner to expand tech career pathways
The state's higher education commission and department of labor announced a partnership to expand tech career pathways.
MICA becomes latest school to have new program denied following claim of duplication
The Maryland Higher Education Commission denied MICA’s plans for an interior design program, citing program duplication and lack of a full quorum.
With Moore’s signature, MD corrects grad program law error from 2024
Maryland lawmakers fixed an error that gave select universities first refusal rights over graduate programs tied to workforce development.
MD officials deny Towson doctoral program deemed duplicative of Morgan State offering
Towson University cannot move forward with a proposed program that Morgan State University alleged is duplicative of one of its offerings.
Despite Moore’s signature, UMD, HBCUs won’t have right of first refusal after legislature’s error
Maryland’s flagship university and four historically Black institutions won't have a first say for certain graduate programs despite Gov. Wes Moore signed.
MD lawmakers cite ‘misunderstanding’ in retracting right of first refusal for UMD, 4 HBCUs
Maryland legislators walked back their approval of a right of first refusal for certain academic programs, writing that a “misunderstanding” led to its passage.
Right of first refusal for UMD, four HBCUs in limbo after lawmakers’ 11th-hour error
The University of Maryland, College Park, and four historically Black institutions are set to have a right of first refusal for certain academic programs.
Md. universities, lawmakers look to avoid program duplication, honor HBCU settlement
University leaders and state lawmakers want the legislature to require public deliberations and decisions for contested academic program proposals to keep Maryland in line with a recent settlement for underfunding HBCUs.
After recent duplication disputes, Md. universities and lawmakers push for transparency
University leaders and state lawmakers hope that requiring public deliberations and votes will improve responses to objections to new academic programs.
Md. commission overturns approval for contested programs at Hopkins, Stevenson
The Maryland Higher Education has rejected proposed doctoral programs at Johns Hopkins University and Stevenson University amid objections from two schools, including one of the state's historically Black institutions.
