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Maryland university presidents push new way to restore federal research funding

1 day ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

Two presidents at University of Maryland institutions are working with national higher education groups on a new proposaltohelp restore federal research funding cuts by the Trump administration.
After 100 years, the University of Baltimore faces big challenges

2 days ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

One hundred years afterits founding, the University of Baltimore is facing a big challenge. Enrollment has fallen by nearly half over the last 10 years, while at the same time its faculty ranks have experienced a similar, sharp decline. The urban university serving thousands of preprofessionals is also wrestling with a swollen structural deficit amid cuts in state financial support.
Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland sue defense department over funding

1 week ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, College Park are fighting in court to protect millions of dollars in federal research funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to a new lawsuit the schools filed this week. The two universities, joined by 10 other universities and university systems, are suing the defense department and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over an attempt to slash indirect cost rates to 15% for research funded by the department.
John Hopkins' dimming DEI efforts worry students who feel left out

2 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | John-John Williams IV |Ellie Wolfe

Last spring, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was embroiled in controversy. Sherita Golden, the school‘s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, faced a firestorm of online attacksthat caught the attention of Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk. Critics took issue with her definition of privilege, which named white people, heterosexuals and middle-aged people among those who benefit from it.
Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland want to support Harvard in funding lawsuit

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland are seeking to join 16 other colleges in filing a friend-of-the-court brief thatbacks Harvard University in its legalbattle with the Trump administration over federal funding. The 18 colleges asked the U.S. District Court in Boston on Friday for permission to file the brief, and their request is so far unopposed.
MICA program rejected as ‘duplication’ of one at Morgan State

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

The Maryland Institute College of Art cannot add a new interior design program, the Maryland Higher Education Commission ruled, because it is too similar to one offered at Morgan State University. The decision last week was a blow to the arts college, whose leaders argued in a hearing that the new program was a “fundamental element” of the school’s financial plan. MICA has faced a number of financial challenges in recent years, and has seen declining enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maryland college tuition is set to rise this year. Here’s how much.

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

As college students begin summer break, their relaxation could be interrupted: Colleges across Maryland are raising tuition, and they’ll need to come up with the difference. May 30, 2025May 19, 2025May 24, 2025Though it isn’t official quite yet, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Finance Committee voted on Wednesday to authorize tuition increases at public universities in the state of up to 5%.
President Nora Demleitner resigns from St. John’s College in Annapolis

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

Nora Demleitner has stepped down from her role as president of St. John’s College, the chair of the school’s board of trustees announced on Monday, and her successor has already been chosen. Demleitner served as the president of the small Annapolis-based college from January 2022 through this May.
Johns Hopkins pauses pay increases, freezes hiring amid federal cuts

3 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

The Johns Hopkins University is pausing pay increases for higher-incomeemployees and freezing staff hiring amid a steady stream of cuts toresearch grants and otherfederal policy proposals expected to hurt its bottom-line, according to a university email. Pay increases for employees effective July 1 will instead be paused for those earning more than $80,000 per year. The hiring freeze will be imposed across the university for new jobs as well as filling open positions.
Johns Hopkins is helping conservatives remake higher education

4 weeks ago | thebaltimorebanner.com | Ellie Wolfe

Conservatives who want more influence in higher education have a surprising new ally: the president of an elite university. Ron Daniels, president of the Johns Hopkins University, has invested more than a year into a collaboration with the American Enterprise Institute, a right-leaning think tank, to recruit conservative voices into academia.