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Baltimore is one of the best cities for graduates to get a job, ADP says

Baltimore, alongside Columbia and Towson, ranked No. 3 on a list of best U.S. cities for recent college graduates to find jobs. ADP ranked cities by three characteristics: annual wages, hiring rates and affordability.

First Lady of the State of Maryland, Dawn Moore, speaks at the 2025 graduation ceremony for University of Baltimore graduate students. (Brooke Conrad/Staff)

A pistachio tide made an appearance in the Town Neck region of Cattail Creek on Oct. 12, 2024. (Bob Royer/Courtesy)

Hopkins researching danger level of foul ‘pistachio tides’ on Magothy River

Digital Harbor High School students travel on a public bus along Key Highway, heading toward Cherry Hill. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Free rides for kids under 12, expanded student access take effect Sunday on some Maryland public transit

File - University of Maryland, College Park. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

University of Maryland made thousands of unapproved purchases, audit finds

By Mathew Schumer

July 25, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

A legislative audit filed Thursday found that thousands of purchases made by the University of...

FILE – Students sit on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Trump’s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher education

By Associated Press

July 24, 2025 at 4:43 p.m.

The deal is the first to settle a federal antisemitism investigation since Trump returned to...

The 2025-26 FAFSA opened on Nov. 18 after two months of beta testing. The process is smooth, and students should submit their forms ASAP. (Getty Images)

‘Ghost’ students increasingly scamming Maryland and U.S. colleges

By Racquel Bazos

July 25, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

"Ghost" student scams have been an increasing problem in Maryland and across the country and...

Afghan girls walk through the courtyard of a religious education center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

With no access to education beyond the 6th grade, girls in Afghanistan turn to religious schools

By Associated Press

July 24, 2025 at 2:35 p.m.

With no option for higher education, many girls and women are turning to madrassas instead.

Team members, from left, Ansley Wood, 16, Max Sprague, 16, and Nick Pounds, 16, all rising juniors, prepare the ROV to be deployed. The Arundel Rivers Federation has partnered with the PowerHawks Robotics team from South River High School, who designed, built, and tested an “Oyster Robot” — a remotely operated vehicle created to monitor and collect data from our oyster sanctuary reef in Glebe Bay on the South River. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)

South River robotics team deploys underwater robot | PHOTOS

By Paul W. Gillespie

July 24, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

The Arundel Rivers Federation has partnered with the PowerHawks Robotics team from South River High...

Anne Arundel Library Workers United ratify first contract

By Bridget Byrne

July 24, 2025 at 6:19 p.m.

Anne Arundel County Public Library workers unanimously voted to ratify their first union contract, which...

Anne Arundel County Publics Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)

Anne Arundel School Superintendent outlines south county redistricting options

By Bridget Byrne

July 24, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

Anne Arundel County School Superintendent Mark Bedell outlined redistricting recommendations to the board of education...

FILE – A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding

By Associated Press

July 24, 2025 at 8:09 a.m.

The Ivy League school will pay the settlement over three years to the federal government.

Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, who is representing families of students involved in Matthew Schlegel’s case, speaks during a news conference outside Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Dr. Carol Sheffey Parham Building in Annapolis on July 23. (Maggie Trovato/Staff)

Severna Park parents demand Board of Education keep Schlegel out of classroom

By Maggie Trovato

July 24, 2025 at 9:46 a.m.

Supporters of the students who accused a Severna Park Elementary teacher of inappropriate touching want...

FILE – People walk between buildings on Harvard University campus, Dec. 17, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Harvard under investigation over participation in visa program for foreign students and researchers

By Associated Press

July 23, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

The government program provides American visas for students and researchers from other countries.

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