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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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-...

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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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.

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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Johns Hopkins president among America’s highest paid college leaders, @elliew0lfe.bsky.social reports. (via @thebaltimorebanner.com)

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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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

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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💰: 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...

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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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...

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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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:

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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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-...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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-...

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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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...

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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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-...

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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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-...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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-...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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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...

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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