The latest from Ellie Wolfe
UMD’s president was accused of plagiarism. 10 months later, the investigation still isn’t done.
Ten months later, the probe into the research work of University of Maryland President Darryll Pines is still ongoing.
Rebranding in the Trump era: Hopkins’ soft-power campaign to save research through persuasion
After the Trump administration launched a broadside attack against the way the federal government has funded major research universities across the country, Hopkins has been forced to wage a campaign of its own.
Maryland economy could lose $1 billion if international students don’t return
The Trump administration's hostile policies toward international students could be disastrous for Maryland and, in particular, Baltimore.
Struggling with enrollment, Frostburg State University doubles down on China
Despite rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, Frostburg State is working to expand a program where it educates Chinese students thousands of miles away.
Maryland programs scramble after Trump administration withholds millions for schools
It’s unclear when, and even if, that money will get distributed to organizations that support low-income families in after-school and summer programs they otherwise couldn’t afford.
University of Maryland presidents push collaboration to restore federal research funding
University leaders at Maryland believe there could be a way to compromise with the Trump administration over research funding.
Century-old University of Baltimore faces new cuts amid declining enrollment
Over the last 10 years, the University of Baltimore’s enrollment has dropped, its faculty has halved, leaving its deficit swollen amid state cuts.
Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland sue U.S. Department of Defense over research funding
Two Maryland universities are joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense, arguing they could lose tens of millions of dollars if the department caps its indirect cost rates.
Hopkins’ dimming DEI efforts worry students who feel left behind
Johns Hopkins University is at a complicated crossroads as President Donald Trump’s administration threatens to pull federal funding from institutions with programs that support marginalized groups.
Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland seek to join Harvard lawsuit against Trump over funding
Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland look to join 16 other colleges in filing a brief in support of Harvard University
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US to face charges after improper deportation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged in the United States with transporting undocumented immigrants into the country, nearly three months after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to his native El Salvador.
MICA faces ‘financial harm’ from rejected interior design program
The decision was a blow to the art college, whose leaders argued in the hearing that the new program was a “fundamental element” of the school’s financial plan.
Maryland college tuition is set to rise this year. Here’s how much.
Though it isn’t official quite yet, the University System of Maryland is expected to authorize tuition increases of up to 5%.
This Annapolis college suddenly got a new president
J. Walter Sterling, president of the college’s second campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has assumed the role of college-wide president.
Johns Hopkins University pauses pay increases, freezes hiring amid federal cuts
Johns Hopkins University will freeze staff hiring and pay increases as it deals with federal funding losses.
Conservatives want to reform higher education. Johns Hopkins is helping.
A new partnership with the American Enterprise Institute aims to bring more political balance to the faculty.
These Maryland colleges would be hardest hit if they lose international students
More than a third of Maryland’s roughly 24,000 international students were from China last school year.
Can Maryland’s dual grads give the workforce a boost?
Highly ambitious Maryland high-schoolers are graduating with associates degrees. Can they give the workforce a boost?
Maryland regents will allow furloughs, salary reductions at universities
Amid state and federal budget cuts, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted to allow universities to institute furloughs and temporary salary cuts.
Excessive force or not? Video shows how police ended a Johns Hopkins student encampment
Student groups at the Johns Hopkins University claim that school police used excessive force in dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment last week.
