University System of Maryland

States in a race to secure drone testing

2013-04-08 03:30:00

WASHINGTON — Although the prospect of drones flying over U.S. cities is generating cries of spies in the skies, groups from California to Florida are fiercely competing to become one of six federally designated sites for testing how the remotely...

HCC graduate aims to 'pay it forward'

2013-05-18 14:06:00

When Kathy McKenzie took to the podium Saturday to present graduate remarks at the Hagerstown Community College 66th Commencement, she said she was there as the result of a life change that made her want to “pay it forward.” On March 9, 2004,...

Maryland board of regents approves tuition hikes for state universities

2013-05-16 03:08:27

BALTIMORE (AP) — Students at Maryland's state universities will be paying a little more next school year. The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents approved tuition and fee hikes at a meeting in Baltimore on Wednesday. The 2.4 percent...

University system board approves tuition, fee increase

2013-05-15 18:48:04

Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...

MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook

2013-05-15 01:04:02

BC-MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook Mid-Atlantic Daybook Associated Press Mid-Atlantic Daybook for Wednesday, May 15. MID-ATLANTIC The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan...

Panel recommends changes at Coppin State

2013-05-14 17:48:20

Coppin State University should enroll higher-caliber freshmen, focus more on transfer and returning students, and reorganize its academics and administration, a committee plans to report Wednesday to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents....

Open-meetings complaint filed against Balto. Co. Council over stormwater fee

2013-05-08 04:23:00

A Pikesville man has filed an Open Meetings Act violation complaint against the Baltimore County Council, alleging that citizens didn't get proper notice of a meeting where they could have testified about the county's new stormwater fee. The council...

With study done, we wait for action

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Consultant studies are a two-way street. First, the study has to be worth something; second, the group for whom the study was performed has to be willing to act on it. Seems as if we got one out of two. A recent study to assess Washington County’s...

Admit Coppin State University is a failed institution and close it

2013-05-07 09:45:00

Your article on Coppin State University's new science building truly boggles the mind ("Science center may help Coppin close the gap," May 3). The state is spending $80 million for a building the university admits it does not have sufficient funds to...

Richard E. 'Dick' Hug, Republican fundraiser and civic leader, dies at 78

2013-05-06 19:16:00

Richard E. "Dick" Hug, a prominent businessman and prolific fundraiser for Republican candidates, died Saturday. He was 78. Mr. Hug was the finance chairman for three Maryland gubernatorial campaigns — Ellen R. Sauerbrey in 1998 and Robert L....

Maryland GOP chair: long-time GOP fundraiser Hug has died

2013-05-07 13:17:08

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The chair of the Maryland Republican Party says longtime GOP fundraiser Richard Hug has died. Diana Waterman announced Hug's death in a statement on Tuesday. Waterman says the 78-year-old Arnold resident raised more than...

Foundation stands behind Loeschke

2013-05-06 05:15:00

Maravene Loeschke has the full support of the Towson University Foundation, Inc.'s board of directors. In her role as president of Towson University, she is required to ensure that the school is compliant with all federal laws and fiscally responsible...

These Towson University nursing students at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown are participating in a fundraiser walk to provide health care to children in Africa. Front row, from left, Kat Robbins, Brittany Propst and David Rico.

2013-04-14 15:30:00

DeAnna Atkinson of Hagerstown looks over a wage scale Monday with Mark Smith, personnel officer with the Washington County Department of Social Services, at a job fair at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown.

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Holly Matheis, left, an academic advisor with the University of Maryland University College, talks with prospective students Pastor Fidelis Nwachukwu and his wife, Susan Nwachukwu, during an open house Thursday at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown.

2013-03-07 00:00:00