Universities across Maryland have canceled classes in advance of their spring break next week to shift to online classes when students return, part of their ongoing efforts to respond to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 epidemic. Classes have been canceled this ...

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Flagship universities in Maryland and North Carolina have canceled study abroad programs in Italy and are working to bring students home amid the continuing spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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Several Maryland universities have been ranked among the best in the world by a group that looks at 20,000 institutions of higher learning. The Center for World University Rankings lists the top 2,000 of the 20,000 universities it scores. Six ...

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The operators of a Jewish outreach program are suing Baltimore County for discrimination over an expansion for their Chabad house. The Friends of Lubavitch, the rabbi designated to reside in the Towson Chabad House, and students and alumni who used ...

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Towson University broke ground Tuesday on a new $180 million science facility expected to modernize the school’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning. The Science Complex will be the largest building on the campus and take a prominent position along ...

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Business school leaders in Maryland are adapting their programs to match the demands of an ever-evolving banking and finance industry, adding more specialized courses and integrating new technologies into their curricula. For many, the changes were prompted, at least in ...

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Towson University has won a $1 million grant to bring more research opportunities to undergraduates, and minorities in particular, in the science and math fields. The grant, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will run over five years and was ...

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The Associate, the annual competition at the College of Business and Economics, had a surprise ending this year.

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International students in Towson University’s Master of Science in marketing intelligence program wanted a change. When they graduated, the students wanted to be able to hone their skills in the United States before they returned to their home country. “Obviously, ...

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TOWSON — A former Towson University student charged in a fraternity hazing incident that left a pledge hospitalized has gotten probation before judgment. Court records show 21-year-old Evan Francis of Olney was granted probation before judgment on Monday. He had ...

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