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Case shows split in school, police inquiries into rape claim
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota student accused of sexual assault is suing the school that suspended him, a case that highlights the differences in how university and criminal […]
MIPS awards favor chicken poop
Of the 18 projects receiving money in the latest funding round of the Maryland Industrial Partnerships program, five of them involve poultry manure.
College grads: Not quite adults
When recent college graduates fail to launch, who’s to blame? According to a new book, “Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates,” their universities are partially responsible.
John Sperling, University of Phoenix founder, dies
John G. Sperling, who overcame learning problems early in life and went on to found the for-profit University of Phoenix, has died, company officials said Sunday. He was 93.
Johns Hopkins U. to present 7 with honorary degrees
Two women involved in a case about gay marriage that went to the Supreme Court are among the people receiving honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University at commencement next month.
Small schools, big opportunities
For students who choose schools east of the Chesapeake Bay, it’s the intimate student environment — with rural campuses, small classes and lots of one-on-one attention — that creates a one-of-a-kind experience.
State university system enrollment to dip
For the first time since the 1990s, enrollment in the University System of Maryland is expected to decline this fall, a drop attributed to a decrease in the number of Maryland’s high school graduates and other trends at the system’s 11 universities.
UB to pay new students to graduate on time
There’s nothing like free money to incentivize hitting the books — at least, that’s what the University of Baltimore hopes.
The Sugar Lifestyle 101
SeekingArrangement.com — another website that helps gold-digging Sugar Babies hook up with deep-pocketed Sugar Daddies — has released its annual “Top 20 Fastest Growing Sugar Baby Schools” list, and Towson University clocked in at No. 44, while the University of Maryland, College Park, placed No. 71.
Hopkins lets professor re-post blog about NSA
WASHINGTON — Johns Hopkins University says it’s allowing one of its professors to re-post a blog about the National Security Agency it previously asked him to remove. Computer security expert […]
Obama to propose new system for rating colleges
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Targeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their […]
Laslo Boyd: So you think being a university president is easy?
It’s true that many of them are quite well-paid. And the job often comes with some nice perks, including a house and a car. Many university presidents are important and influential members of their communities. And whether the sports teams are any good or not, they are guaranteed really good seats, often in a presidential box.
