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Ellie Wolfe
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Breaking: Kurt Schmoke just announced his retirement! Schmoke, who has served as president of the University of Baltimore for the last 12 years, will retire next June. Most people know Schmoke as the former mayor of Baltimore:
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New: Johns Hopkins University is increasing its in-house research awards by nearly $50 million as it faces a “debilitating” lag in federal research funding.
To do so, the university is cutting administrative costs by 10% and capital projects by 20%:
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New today: Notre Dame of Maryland University has named Abagail Van Vlerah to be its 15th president, as the private Catholic college in North Baltimore confronts enrollment challenges and financial headwinds. Read more:
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Morgan State University, Maryland’s largest historically Black college, is expanding its off-campus housing options after another year of record-breaking enrollment. The public research university has seen five straight years of enrollment growth.
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Bowie State University raised nearly $130 million in recent years, including $75 million from MacKenzie Scott. It’s also conducting staff layoffs + potentially laying off tenured faculty, 86% of whom voted no confidence in the president.
What’s going on?
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Notre Dame of Maryland University lost 35% of its student body in ten years, posted $90,000 in losses last year and is seeing its longtime president retiring.
What's next for the small private college in Baltimore?
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New: Loyola University Maryland is the latest college in the state to announce layoffs. The state’s second-largest private university eliminated 66 jobs this month as it works to resolve a $20 million structural deficit. Read more:
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from @elliew0lfe.bsky.social, a scoop in Annapolis: No Trump at Naval Academy this week, despite it being his "turn" in the rotation.
BREAKING: Annapolis has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a years-long housing discrimination lawsuit. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
The former Baltimore teacher of the year charged last month with sexual solicitation of a minor said he was just trying to warn the (fake) teen against dangerous relationships with older men. He also insisted he thought "Aiden" was 16 - the age of consent in MD. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Notre Dame of Maryland University is about to lose its longtime president, who led the school through drastic change. Can they beat the odds through money and student enrollment issues?
Former Baltimore teacher of the year Dennis Jutras told Chris Hansen he was trying to warn a teen in a Harford County sting operation targeting adults seeking sex with minors.
The Johns Hopkins University is increasing its in-house research awards by nearly $50 million and cutting administrative costs as it faces a “debilitating” lag in federal funding.
