A gift to the University of Baltimore from billionaire alumnus Bob Parsons will allow community college students and military veterans to finish their degree for free, the university announced Monday. Parsons’s $5 million gift over five years will bridge the ...

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ANNAPOLIS – A tax credit for donations to public and private schools, and a scholarship for graduating early are among several education initiatives announced Wednesday by Gov. Larry Hogan. The Maryland Education Tax Credit, which would provide a tax credit ...

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The University of Maryland Tuesday pledged to guarantee scholarships to students-athletes until they graduate, regardless of injury or on-field performance.

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The Big Ten said Tuesday that it supports guaranteed four-year scholarships and improved medical coverage for its athletes.

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The University of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team had a $1.5 million loss last year, highest in the country and more than triple the combined losses of the three other schools competing for the national title this weekend.

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Author James Patterson will be giving scholarships to a handful of students at Towson University who plan to be teachers. The school announced this week that Patterson will provide eight scholarships of $6,000 to incoming freshmen who want to be ...

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Northrop Grumman Corp. has set a deadline of March 31 to receive applications for the 11th annual Engineering Scholars competition, which will provide $240,000 in college scholarships across Maryland this year to promising high school seniors interested in studying engineering.

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Law schools are still increasing tuition even though the number of people applying to law school has dropped dramatically ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation of Baltimore, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, on Friday announced a $5 million commitment over five years to support scholarship needs at 10 Jewish day schools in Baltimore that ...

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EMMITSBURG — The charitable arm of PNC Financial Services Group says it’s pledging a quarter-million dollars to support economics education at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg. The Catholic school announced the gift Thursday from the Pittsburgh-based PNC Foundation. It ...

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