Maryland Tag

U. Maryland to Spend $40 Million Over Next Decade on Improving Faculty Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 25, 2021 4 Comments

“This is our time to reinvent our university”...

Black Student Leaders at U. Maryland Push for Transcript Notations for Those Accused of Hate Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 24, 2021 14 Comments

"laundry list also asks administrators to create several spaces solely for black students on campus"...

Baltimore HS Student Who Passed Only Three Courses in Four Years Ranks in Top Half of His Class

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 04, 2021 218 Comments

A high school student in Baltimore passed three courses in the last four years. He has a 0.13-grade point average but has the distinction of being near the top half of his class. This is not his failure. The people who have been paid to teach him should hang their heads in shame.

School District in Maryland Announces Plan to Push ‘Anti-Racist’ Thinking in Preschool

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 03, 2021 6 Comments

"culturally responsive Prekindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum that promotes equity, respect, anti-racist thinking, and civility"...

Student Journalist Faced Investigation for Reattaching Note to Staff Member’s Door

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 16, 2020 23 Comments

A student journalist at Frostburg State University in Maryland has written some stories which are critical of the school's COVID-19 policies. Then something bizarre happened. She reattached a note to a staff member's door after finding it on the floor and was subsequently told she was being investigated for harassment.

BLM Supporting Prof Chosen to Lead University’s New Anti-Racism Institute

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 04, 2020 3 Comments

"to research, discuss, debate, and explore answers to America’s most urgent questions on inequality, injustice, and racial inequity"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQV13acWNos

Frustrated Parents Flood New York City Catholic Schools With Applications

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 03, 2020 9 Comments

New York City Catholic schools opted for in-person classes despite the pandemic, which has attracted public school parents. I found out that other areas across the country have also seen a rise in private school enrollment.

Johns Hopkins University Suing ICE to Block Deportation of International Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2020 6 Comments

"The case argues that ICE's new policy "completely upended" the university's opening plans for the fall semester."...

Alleged Noose Found in Building Owned by Johns Hopkins University

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 05, 2020 12 Comments

"Johns Hopkins University condemns this act of hate"...

Johns Hopkins U. Suspends Plan for Armed Campus Police Amid Protests

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 13, 2020 1 Comment

"We want to pause and see to what extent changes both at the federal and state level, and in the broad framework of policing and additional accountability, would impact anything that we would do at Hopkins"...

Vandal Behind Anti-Black Racist Graffiti at Salisbury University is Black

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 12, 2020 11 Comments

"Four law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, had participated in the investigation."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXLdEdVinI

Wuhan Virus Watch: Trump Invites NY Gov. Cuomo To White House

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 21, 2020 13 Comments

Today's Wuhan Coronavirus update will start with a brief review of failed press narratives concerning President Donald Trump's handling of the national emergency.