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UMUC gets $250M contract with Defense Department
ADELPHI — The Department of Defense has awarded a $250 million contract to University of Maryland University College. UMUC announced Monday that the contract calls for offering exclusive undergraduate and […]
State audit finds contracting problems at UMUC
ANNAPOLIS — An audit at one of the nation’s largest public universities cited $3.3 million in potential overpayments to a contractor who was paid to find leads for students who […]
Laslo Boyd: UMUC emerges from the fog
The University of Maryland University College is, in many respects, a paradox. UMUC, now 65 years old, is one of the leading online universities in the world, educates more American military personnel overseas than any other institution and enrolls more than 90,000 students a year. Despite those impressive statistics, the university is not well-known and certainly not well-understood within the St[...]
Senator asks UMUC for documents
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. Senate education committee has asked the chancellor of the Maryland state university system to hand over documents related to enrollment and workplace practices […]
Aldridge steps down as UMUC president
WASHINGTON — One month after she was placed on leave for reasons that have yet to be disclosed, Susan Aldridge announced Thursday that she’s resigning as president of the University […]
UMUC president remains on unexplained leave
ADELPHI — The head of Maryland‘s university system still isn’t saying why the president of the University of Maryland University College has been placed on leave. Chancellor William Kirwan wrote […]
UMUC president placed on indefinite leave
ADELPHI — The president of the University of Maryland University College has been placed on indefinite leave, without explanation. The chancellor of the state university system announced Susan Aldridge’s leave […]
Court of Special Appeals revives fired professor’s suit against UMUC
A fired accounting professor will have another chance to bring his $3.5 million wrongful termination claim against University of Maryland University College in state court. The Court of Special Appeals’ […]
Top 5: ‘…floating a trial balloon which we felt compelled to pop’
Paul E. Schurick was found guilty in the election robocall case this week, and a UMUC professor won a large settlement in a discrimination case. Those stories and more in […]
Week in review: 12/9/11
City swears in Rawlings-Blake Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake delivers her inaugural address Tuesday as Baltimore mayor’s after being elected to a full four-year term in November. The former City Council president has […]
UMUC outpaces $26M goal
University of Maryland University College, a provider of online and onsite higher education services, said “The Campaign for UMUC: Building a Legacy of Educational Opportunities” surpassed its $26 million goal. […]
