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Morgan State University officials felt slighted yet again when the Maryland Higher Education Commission approved the University of Maryland University College's request for a doctoral program in community college administration - " a program similar to the one MSU established in 1999 - " faulting MHEC for unlawful program duplication.

Cecilia Matos didn't miss a monthly mortgage payment on her townhouse for seven years until she lost her job and $90,000 salary more than a year ago.

Just how valuable is a college education? Are you asking yourself this question? Is the economy and the growing cost of higher education causing you to wonder about the value of education beyond high school? Considerable study has been done on the benefits of higher education.

Marine Corps Corporal James Long knows he's enrolled at Ashford University, one of at least a dozen for-profit colleges making money off active-duty military with subsidies from American taxpayers.

Hundreds of books on the shelves today promise to be your next muse. They all claim to be the one book that will get you inspired, motivated and ready to face the world as a solo entrepreneur in a sea of established companies and economic recession.

On typical weekdays, college student Kerry Brandt rises before dawn to drive 42 miles from Baltimore to his technology support job in Prince George's County.

Many children in the metropolitan area will be a little happier this year thanks to a specially planned Breakfast with Santa, which includes photos with the Jolly Ole' Elf himself, movies and arts and crafts.

The Educational Technology Division on the campus of Bossier Parish Community College has been nominated to receive a national award from the Instructional Technology Council , the community college distance learning organization.

Tom Ewing, an astronomy professor with the University of Maryland University College-Asia, explains the exploration of Mars during a lecture at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Friday.

Last year, Penn State had more than 2,600 course enrollments by military service members and veterans, or 11 percent of total enrollment, in Penn State World Campus, the University's online campus.

The Department of Defense will host a National Leadership Summit on Military Families Nov.

The event will be opened by Sanjaya Sharma , CEO, Tata Interactive Systems and will be followed by a keynote presentation by Josh Bersin , President, Bersin & Associates, on "Maximizing the Business Impact of Corporate Learning." This invitation-only forum is targeted at leading thinkers and decision makers in enterprise learning.

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Teaching at the University of Maryland University College, I've seen a couple of students using Amazon Kindles.

See how closely you've been paying attention to this week's Maryland news! 1. Morgan State University succeeded in convincing the state not to allow University of Maryland University College to offer Marylanders an online program in what? 2. Which Baltimore County councilman is set to retire in 2010 with a pension equal to 100 percent of his ...

Several thousand people showed up for an H1N1 vaccination clinic at Perry Hall Middle School in Baltimore County Saturday, with some camping out the night before to make sure they received a shot.

Education Suffolk County Community College has appointed James E. Sherwood executive dean of its Ammerman Campus in Selden.

Our view: Dueling graduate programs at Morgan State University and University of Maryland, University College should complement each other, not compete October 23, 2009 M organ State University may have won a Pyrrhic victory in its dispute with the University of Maryland University College over a graduate program to train doctoral candidates in ...

The University of Maryland University College will not be allowed to offer Maryland students a community college administration degree, state education officials ruled last night, siding with arguments raised by Morgan State University that the online program would duplicate efforts at the historically black college.

Should Baltimore's police and fire unions accept furlough days, as other city unions have, to help the city close a $60.2 million budget shortfall? Yes No Not sure Police and fire furloughs Should Baltimore's police and fire unions accept furlough days, as other city unions have, to help the city close a $60.2 million budget shortfall? Yes No Not ...