When the University System of Maryland first established a fund to invest in early-stage student-, faculty- and alumni-led companies, it provided $10 million.
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Read More »April 13, 2022 Comments Off on After four years of investing, USM’s Momentum Fund seeks additional $6M
When the University System of Maryland first established a fund to invest in early-stage student-, faculty- and alumni-led companies, it provided $10 million.
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Read More »January 14, 2022 Comments Off on USM employees to get 2 merit, cost-of-living pay raises
The University System of Maryland will provide two cost-of-living adjustments and two merit-based pay increases for its employees this year.
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Read More »January 7, 2022 Comments Off on USM to mandate COVID-19 booster, but only for students living on campus
All University System of Maryland schools will require their residential students, excluding those with medical or religious exemptions, to receive a COVID-19 booster shot.
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Read More »December 9, 2021 Comments Off on USM to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour
The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted to approve a measure that will establish a $15 minimum wage for all system employees.
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Read More »October 13, 2021 Comments Off on Coppin State to install Jenkins as 8th president
Coppin State University will install Anthony L. Jenkins, Ph.D. as Coppin’s eighth president Friday.
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Read More »October 8, 2021 Comments Off on Salisbury University president to retire
Salisbury University President Charles Wight will retire at the end of the academic and fiscal school year, he announced, after leading the school since 2018.
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Read More »September 30, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland union will seek veto override on bill to consolidate USM bargaining
The union representing Maryland state government workers Thursday announced a campaign to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill that would allow state university employees to bargain with the University System of Maryland’s chancellor rather than the presidents of individual institutions. ...
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Read More »September 1, 2021 Comments Off on Students at UMD, St. Mary’s have registrations canceled due to vaccine noncompliance
Seventy-nine students at Maryland’s largest college, the University of Maryland, College Park, had their fall course registrations canceled due to failure to comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements, according to a university spokesperson. The number accounts for less than ...
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Read More »August 31, 2021 Comments Off on COVID-19 vaccination rates soar at USM schools
University System of Maryland schools have vaccination rates that far surpass those in their local jurisdictions.
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Read More »August 20, 2021 Comments Off on USM online learning platform surpasses 1 million enrollments
A little over a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced educational institutions online, the University System of Maryland Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation’s online education platform, USMx, surpassed 1 million enrollments. “I never thought we’d get to that number as ...
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