Julia Jasken reflects on her first semester as McDaniel College’s president, her goals and priorities for the college, and what sets it apart.

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On June 1, Dr. Julia Jasken became only the second woman to become president of McDaniel College in its 154 year history. Jasken first joined the Westminster-based school in 2003 as an English professor. Before she was unanimously appointed to her ...

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College students in Maryland had planned to return from spring break Monday for the final months of the spring semester. Instead, while classes will resume for many students, those classes will happen virtually — online — while campuses sit empty. Maryland ...

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Morgan State University has postponed its spring commencement ceremonies and extended online learning for all students to the rest of the spring semester as universities continue to change plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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McDaniel College hopes a new engineering track will help modernize its liberal arts education, not replace the liberal arts with something more practical. The college has been reevaluating its program offerings, a process that has included suspending some programs. “What ...

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Johns Hopkins University and McDaniel College have rewarded some students who also run their own businesses at campus pitch competitions this past week. Monday night, McDaniel College awarded its $10,000 to junior Rachael Fox for her shoe company, Fox Boots. ...

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McDaniel College in Westminster is set to open a $6.6 million renovation of its Gill Center, which will house the college’s kinesiology program along with the school’s athletic teams. The college will hold a ribbon cutting for the new building ...

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A business started by a group of McDaniel College students won last week’s Carroll Biz Challenge, including nearly $13,000 in prizes. But the founders of bookSwap now have to change their name. McDaniel students Dajuan Price, Hunter Metcalf and Brandon ...

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The University of Maryland, College Park, and McDaniel College named commencement speakers Thursday. Mark Ciardi, a University of Maryland alumnus and member of the school’s board of trustees, will speak at the May 21 commencement at the Xfinity Center. Ciardi ...

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McDaniel College handed out $18,000 in prizes to student entrepreneurs competing in the school’s Innovation Challenge on Monday night. Freshman Justin Arter and junior Louis Schaab won the $10,000 top prize with their business, called Ride with Pride. Their company tries ...

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