David Dishneau, Associated PressStudentsMaryland Governor Hogan Proposes Tuition and Student Loan ReliefTuition increases next fall at Maryland’s public colleges and universities would be capped at 2 percent, and student loan interest would become fully deductible on many people’s state tax returns under proposals Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday. Hogan said the proposals, if approved by the General Assembly in the session starting Wednesday, will provide relief […]January 10, 2017StudentsChairman of University Steps Down After President’s CommentsThe chairman of Mount St. Mary’s University has resigned and the Board of Trustees has elected its first female leader following a furor over the former president’s comments likening struggling freshmen at the Maryland Catholic college to bunnies that should be drowned, the school announced Tuesday. John E. Coyne III said in a statement that […]March 15, 2016StudentsMount St. Mary’s President Brings it to Tumultuous CrossroadsEMMITSBURG, Md. ― Everyone at Mount St. Mary’s University eats at Patriot Hall ― students, faculty and even President Simon Newman. But the other day, hours after Newman rejected the faculty’s demand to resign, the airy, glass-walled cafeteria split into two groups ― those who supported the college president and those angered by his number-crunching […]February 18, 2016Community CollegesMaryland Leads Nation in High-Scoring on AP examsThe College Board announced Tuesday that the Maryland class of 2013 led the nation in high scoring on Advanced Placement tests.February 12, 2014Page 1 of 1