Brian Witte, Associated PressStudentsUniversity of Maryland Gets $220M Gift for More ScholarshipsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — To help double need-based scholarships, the University of Maryland is getting a $220 million gift from the foundation of a billionaire alumnus whose own education was made possible by a scholarship. The university announced the gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation on Wednesday. Clark, who hitchhiked from […]October 4, 2017StudentsNaval Academy to Discuss 2 Buildings Named for ConfederatesWASHINGTON — A panel on memorials at the U.S. Naval Academy will discuss whether two buildings on the campus grounds should remain named after two American naval officers who fought for the Confederacy, the academy’s superintendent said Monday. Vice Adm. Ted Carter, who briefed the academy’s Board of Visitors about the building names at a […]September 11, 2017Community CollegesGov. O’Malley Urges Grads to Fight Climate ChangeGov. Martin O’Malley urged graduating students from the state’s flagship university Thursday to work against climate change, which he called “the transformation that transforms everything.”May 22, 2014HomeMaryland First to Challenge DREAM Act at Ballot BoxMaryland could become the first state in the nation to decide by popular vote that illegal immigrants can be eligible for in-state college tutiton, if students have attended a high school in the state for three years and if they or their parents have paid state income taxes during that time, along with other requirements.November 5, 2012LatinxMaryland Governor Signs Immigrant Tuition BillIllegal immigrants who meet certain conditions will be able to pay in-state college tuition in Maryland under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Martin O’Malley at a time when many other states are taking a harder stance against illegal immigration.May 11, 2011Page 1 of 1
