Regents Approve UB Public Affairs College

COLLEGE PARK – The University of Baltimore moved one step closer to establishing a public affairs college with approval Wednesday from the Education Policy Committee of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents

Women Fliers End Long Wait for Honors with Capitol Ceremony

WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic Sen

Gansler Urges Need for Prescription “Take-back” Program

WASHINGTON – Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said Tuesday that pharmaceuticals flushed into the waste stream pose a risk to the environment and called for a national prescription drug “take-back” program to remedy the issue

Students Shield Facebook Pages From Employers With Name Change

WASHINGTON – Some students worried about how their online presence will be perceived by a potential employer are taking the extraordinary security step of changing their names on the social network Facebook

Don’t Panic If Your Toyota Revs, Experts Say

WASHINGTON – Six thousand, one hundred and seventy-six — that’s how many Toyota vehicles Darcars Automotive Group has fixed since early February at its four Maryland locations, said Vice President of Customer Relations Rose Bayat

UB Set to Increase Fall Undergraduate Offerings

COLLEGE PARK – The University of Baltimore continued its undergraduate expansion on Friday, winning approval from the Board of Regents for two new degree programs in environmental and international studies

Students, Officials React to Proposed Hike

WASHINGTON – With a tuition increase likely for Maryland’s public universities next year, you’d expect more protests, but students and others have taken the news as more positive than negative

Tuition Funds Safe, Officials Say, If USM Faces Midyear Cuts

WASHINGTON – If the University System of Maryland’s budget must be cut in midyear, as it has been the past two years, state officials say those reductions won’t tap students’ tuition

Charter School Group Ranks Maryland Last

WASHINGTON – A leading charter school advocacy organization has ranked Maryland’s charter school law last among 38 states and the District of Columbia, just as the state’s public school system reached No