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New Englander covering higher education at the @thebaltimorebanner.com, say hi + send tips: ellie.wolfe@thebaltimorebanner.com

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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Scoop: Roughly 20 faculty members at Bowie State University, at least one of them tenured, have been told they won’t have a job next year as administrators seek to curb the historically Black university’s $18 million deficit. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Bowie State University to lay off 20 faculty members amid $18 million deficit
Roughly 20 faculty members at Bowie State University, at least one of them tenured, have been told they won’t have a job next year as administrators seek to curb the historically Black university’s $1...
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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
in which @elliew0lfe.bsky.social ruins my day!
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Maryland campuses grapple with cheating as AI reshapes college life
Some professors are worried an overreliance on large language models is impacting students’ ability to learn.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
💰Towson University is the latest Maryland college to offer discounted tuition rates to regional students. The far-reaching deal offers regional rates to students from six states + D.C. in attempts to boost retention. Here’s what you need to know: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Towson University to discount tuition for some out-of-state students
Starting next fall, Towson University will cut tuition and fees by more than $12,000 for students from seven neighboring states and Washington, D.C.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Coppin State University offers one of Maryland’s most generous live-where-you-work incentives: a $50,000 grant for employees to buy homes in West Baltimore. The program supports employee retention and beautifies the neighborhoods. With @halliemiller.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Coppin State University’s best perk? $50,000 to buy a house.
Coppin State University’s program, launched in 2023 with $300,000 in state funding, has now helped faculty and staff members buy six homes near campus.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🎒: Prince George’s public school students can now earn a college certificate in disciplines like artificial intelligence and leadership while receiving their high school diploma, thanks to a new partnership with the University of Maryland Global Campus. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Prince George’s students can earn a free college certificate at UMGC
Prince George’s County Public Schools and the University of Maryland Global Campus have partnered on a new dual enrollment program to allow students to graduate from high school with a college certifi...
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Why is the University of Maryland threatening legal action against a small, Colorado-based cannabis product company? It's shaping up to be a "David v. Goliath" fight, the owner of Terps USA, which sells terpenes for marijuana, told me. Read more: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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UMD threatens legal action against cannabis product company over name
The University of Maryland, College Park, is threatening legal action against a cannabis product company over its “Terps” name.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My dad is a professor who studies and teaches about sports history. After some poking from me, I've convinced him to restart a free, Substack about the subject. I'll be editing and I hope to see you there. Please consider subscribing: joelwolfe.substack.com/subscribe?ut...
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A Professional Historian Take on Sports & Society. Click to read Sports Are History, by Joel Wolfe, a Substack publication. Launched 4 years ago.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New: After nearly a year and a half of bargaining, the faculty union at Baltimore City Community College ratified its first contract on Monday, earning a nearly 9% raise and new protections. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Baltimore City Community College faculty ratify first union contract
Baltimore City Community College is the seventh institution to ratify a contract since the Maryland legislature first granted community college faculty the right to unionize in 2021.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The University of Maryland, College Park may lose 30% of its newly admitted graduate students this fall. That’s according to a declaration submitted by the state’s flagship in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s visa restrictions. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions
The University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, painted a bleak picture of the consequences in federal lawsuit filings.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
There's always a local connection: The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a University of Maryland, Baltimore, alum who once held a leadership role at the Naval Medical Clinic in Annapolis. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Trump’s new CDC director is a University of Maryland, Baltimore, alum
Erica Schwartz, who earned a law degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, will lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New: Ron Daniels, the longtime leader of Johns Hopkins, was one of four college presidents that worked with the Trump administration on the latest call to action sent to universities across the country. Here's what he told us about the experience: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Johns Hopkins president helped craft Trump’s new higher education framework
Ron Daniels, the longtime leader of Johns Hopkins University, helped the Trump administration craft its new higher education call to action
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Big news from Danny Zawodny+ me this evening: A Johns Hopkins public health researcher & former Fulbright scholar was detained while boarding a domestic flight this week as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement efforts at airports. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests
A Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immi...
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Breaking: Governor Wes Moore just announced that hundreds of students suddenly unenrolled at Howard University can get fast-tracked admission and an $800 credit to a University System of Maryland college. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Gov. Moore announces fast-tracked admissions for unenrolled Howard University students
Students unenrolled from Howard University last week may now receive financial and application support from the University System of Maryland.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Several Maryland colleges have announced new majors in artificial intelligence this summer. The new offerings at schools reflect a nationwide trend: Between December and June, there’s been a 36% increase in AI majors at universities nationwide. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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These Maryland colleges are adding AI majors
AI majors are “the trendy thing” right now, one Maryland computer science professor said.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Coppin State University desperately needed new students. So the HBCU in Baltimore began offering in-state tuition rates to those coming from states without HBCUs. Interest has since skyrocketed. The gamble behind Maryland’s most affordable university: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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The gamble behind Maryland’s most affordable university
Rather than raising tuition to bring in more revenue, Coppin State University slashed it, wagering that a more affordable college would draw more students.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Tuition at Maryland colleges has increased yet again. @thebaltimorebanner.com has compiled tuition costs for all four-year colleges and universities in the state. Every single college raised tuition except for one. Take a look: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Maryland colleges raised tuition again. See how much.
All but one of Maryland’s four-year colleges and universities raised tuition for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Commodore John Rodgers leaders spent all year telling immigrant families that as ICE cracked down in Southeast Baltimore, they were still safe at school. It took federal agents mere minutes and 2 detainments to unravel that promise. Where does CJR go from here? www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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For this Baltimore school, an ICE arrest turned fear into reality
An arrest on the Commodore John Rodgers campus shattered the sense of safety school staff spent years building.
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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Today in @thebaltimorebanner.com: @elliew0lfe.bsky.social and Matti Gellman (welcome to the Anne Arundel beat!) with an insightful look at the Naval Academy, 50 years after it first enrolled women.
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The Naval Academy enrolled women 50 years ago. It’s not celebrating.
The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t celebrating the 50th anniversary of women enrolling due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Dylan Segelbaum @dylansegelbaum.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders, @elliew0lfe.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)
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Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
NEW: Two parents have sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools, over the school's policies around kid's gender identities. The parents, backed by a nonprofit group co-founded by Stephen Miller, accuse the school of hiding their child's social transition from them. Read more @thebaltimorebanner.com
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Parents sue Anne Arundel schools, allege officials hid their child’s gender transition
Two parents, backed by a conservative nonprofit group, are suing Anne Arundel County Public Schools over the school system’s policies related to transgender children.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
💰: Ron Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, earned $5.8 million in 2024, according to newly released tax documents. That makes Daniels one of the highest paid college presidents in the country. Here’s a breakdown of his pay: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders
Ron Daniels, the president of the Johns Hopkins University for 17 years, received a multiyear payout ahead of a drastic drop in federal research funding.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The United States Naval Academy was planning a celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of co-education. Then President Trump signed an executive order banning DEI in the military, and it stopped. The USNA marked the 30th and 40th anniversaries, but is quiet today. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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The Naval Academy enrolled women 50 years ago. It’s not celebrating.
The U.S. Naval Academy isn’t celebrating the 50th anniversary of women enrolling due to an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Andrew Golden @andrewgolden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In late April, a Baltimore City high school baseball team worried their season was crumbling. They asked for help from an unlikely source. But by month’s end, the team’s season was canceled anyway. On a team’s heroic efforts and the barriers they face:
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A lost season: Inside the struggle of a Baltimore City high school baseball team
Digital Harbor students worked to recruit an additional coach and save the season. Instead, it was canceled.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
For teen moms like Rylee who fell behind in class while trying to raise a baby, one family center in Baltimore has a way to help them beat the odds and get a diploma: They send their babies to free preschool in the same building. Their success rate? 89% www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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On-site daycare helps close the graduation gap for Baltimore’s teen moms
Half of teen moms don’t graduate high school. Excel Academy is different.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New: The United States Naval Academy is reinstating a mandate that first year female students have chin length bobs, a policy that was abandoned in 2019 in efforts to create a more inclusive environment, especially for Black plebes. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Naval Academy mandates chin-length haircuts for new female students
The Induction Day chop returns eight years after the academy began introducing more inclusive hairstyles for women.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Under Trump, most college programs promoting diversity have shuttered. But one, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is thriving. My latest story looks at how the Meyerhoff program succeeded, and what other colleges can learn from it: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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The Maryland college diversity program escaping Trump’s chopping block
UMBC’s Meyerhoff Scholars Program has for 40 years promoted the advancement of minorities in STEM fields.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Scoop with @mercohn.bsky.social: Johns Hopkins University is laying off more than 100 employees in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School and central administration. Hopkins is suffering "debilitating" decreases in federal research funding www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Johns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research losses
The layoffs this week impact the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
And if you're wondering how and why this happened even though ICE agents have been told by the city and state to avoid schools, and ICE officials themselves have previously promised to do so, read this explainer. Detainments on school grounds are pretty rare: www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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Maryland leaders can’t always keep ICE off school grounds
After two parents were detained outside of an East Baltimore elementary/middle school, local leaders are searching for ways to prevent it from happening again.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We're doing everything we can to piece together what happened. But my incredible colleague @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social captured why the detainment, in full view of students, was so jarring for her and her son, who attends CJR and asked for his passport www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
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Streeter: ICE detained people outside my child’s school and forever changed him
COLUMN | My son called me panicked as ICE detained people outside his Baltimore City public school. It’s forever changed him — and me, too.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The next day, ICE finally gave their account of events, saying Jesus Acevedo Sanchez "violently resisted arrest," drove away to avoid ICE and dragged an officer. The couple's lawyer says they were taking their kids to school when ICE hit them with two cars. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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ICE vehicles hit Baltimore father’s car as he took his children to school, attorney says
ICE says Jesus Acevedo Sanchez and his wife, who were detained while dropping off their children at a Baltimore school, face federal charges.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Last week, ICE agents detained a mother and father during morning drop-off at a temporary learning space for Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School kids in far East Baltimore. The school is over 40% Hispanic and over a third of kids are learning English. www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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ICE agents detain parents dropping off kids outside Baltimore school
ICE agents detained two adults on public school property Thursday in a chaotic scene caught on video.
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Adam Willis @adampwillis.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Last fall, an energy mogul begged Wes Moore to back his data center complex. It worked. Records offer a rare window into how a wealthy & politically connected businessman won the governor’s endorsement for his controversial foray into Maryland data centers: www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
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A data center developer wanted a power plant. He needed Moore’s help.
Emails obtained by The Baltimore Banner offer a new window into Gov. Wes Moore’s approach to an emerging data center industry. His decision to back a controversial development in southern Maryland rai...
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
St. John's College is consolidating its leadership structure as the small liberal arts school braces for enrollment declines and a $5 million deficit. I spoke with the new interim president about enrollment challenges, staff raises and potential layoffs: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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St. John’s College to consolidate president jobs amid financial strain
St. John’s College is consolidating its leadership structure amid enrollment challenges and a $5 million deficit.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke to retire next year
Kurt Schmoke, the former mayor of Baltimore, will step down from his leadership role at the University of Baltimore next year
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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? www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Money is tight and students are scarce. Can this Baltimore college beat the odds?
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?
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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%: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Johns Hopkins boosts research funding, cuts other costs
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.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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-...
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Former Baltimore teacher of the year confronted by Chris Hansen in YouTube sting
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.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Notre Dame of Maryland University names new president
Abagail Van Vlerah will take the helm of the private Catholic college in North Baltimore.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Loyola University Maryland cuts 66 jobs amid $20 million deficit
Twenty-nine employees were laid off and 37 vacant positions were eliminated as part of the reorganization at the Jesuit university in North Baltimore.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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? www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Bowie State University raised nearly $130 million. Now it’s planning layoffs.
The university faces an $18 million deficit thanks in part to declining enrollment.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Morgan State University adds housing for 300 students after record enrollment
Morgan State University signed an off-campus housing agreement and expanded another after five consecutive years of enrollment growth.
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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
from @elliew0lfe.bsky.social, a scoop in Annapolis: No Trump at Naval Academy this week, despite it being his "turn" in the rotation.
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Trump will not speak at Naval Academy graduation, breaking tradition
The class of 2026 will hear from General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, instead of Trump.
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Cody Boteler @codyboteler.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
BREAKING: Annapolis has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a years-long housing discrimination lawsuit. Read more in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
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Annapolis tentatively settles yearslong housing discrimination lawsuits for $15M
The city of Annapolis agreed to a $15 million settlement in two housing discrimination lawsuits.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
New: President Trump will NOT speak at the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation ceremony this Friday, breaking tradition. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak instead. The USNA made the announcement unusually late: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Trump will not speak at Naval Academy graduation, breaking tradition
The class of 2026 will hear from General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, instead of Trump.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New: Two months after faculty at Anne Arundel Community College voted no confidence in their provost, Tanya Millner, she has been named the school’s interim president. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Anne Arundel Community College taps interim president who faced no-confidence vote
Anne Arundel Community College has named Tanya Millner interim president just two months after faculty voted no confidence in her leadership.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is probably a good place to say that I've officially added some more work to my plate at The Banner. I now cover Baltimore City Public Schools, school choice and early childhood education. That'll include a lot of pre-K coverage this year, supported by EWA: ewa.org/members-news...
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EWA Reporting Fellowship: Meet the Class 22 Fellows
The EWA Reporting Fellowship recipients in class 22 will receive financial awards for innovative education journalism. Learn more.
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Maya Lora @mayaklora.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The new head of Baltimore City Public Schools is a math whiz known for using data to turn around struggling schools. But as CEO, he'll need to do a lot more than just academics while answering for controversial decisions. Is this the job that finally sticks? www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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6 cities, 2 decades: Can Baltimore schools’ new CEO make lasting change?
Jermaine Dawson will finally fulfill his goal of leading a school district. Baltimore will be the ultimate test.
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Brenda Wintrode @brendawintrode.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Menopause. The once avoided conversation is now everywhere online and in the news. Women left in the dark on what’s happening to their bodies are thirsting for information. Maryland wants to ensure doctors know how to help them. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
New: Bowie State University will eliminate 79 jobs as the HBCU deals with its second multimillion-dollar deficit in two years. The university is facing an $18 million deficit this year after last year's $13.6 million budget shortfall. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Bowie State University to lay off employees amid $18 million deficit
Maryland’s oldest historically Black university will cut 79 jobs.
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A new standardized test loved by red states and Christian schools was created in Maryland. The Classic Learning Test was started by two Marylanders who felt that mainstream tests forced educators to ignore the classics, like poetry, Greek and Latin: www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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Conservatives love this new standardized test created in Maryland
Founded in 2015 by a pair of Marylanders, the Classic Learning Test has now logged more than 500,000 test-takers and is popular among Christian schools and homeschooling families.
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