BOWIE, Maryland, Feb. 16 (TNSfund) -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: Bowie State University has received funding from the U. S. Department of Education's Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program that will exceed $1.5 million over four years to support The Bowie Black Male Educators Project. The university is one of only twelve institutions, and the only HBCU to be awarded a grant from the new program. The Black Male Educators Project works to increase the nu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- The Community College of Baltimore County issued the following news release: Community College of Baltimore County is pleased to announce that Derek Mitchell has been named chair of the Community College of Baltimore County Foundation, Inc. board of directors. Mitchell, who was most recently vice chair of the board, is the first African American male to be appointed chair. Established in 2005, the CCBC Foundation is an affiliated 501(c) (3) nonprofit co more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: Debora B. Freitas Lopez, MS, a global leader in social and behavior change communication with experience across Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, has been chosen as the new executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. The Brazilian-born Freitas Lopez, who has 20-plus years of experience in international development and social and  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Governor Wes Moore announced $13.7 million in Capital Grants funding and a $9.1 million contract for the non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership, awarded this morning at the Board of Public Works meeting. The funding will foster essential capital projects for museums, community centers, medical and athletic facilities, community revitalization, and historical buildings, and will continue the state's cr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: Debora B. Freitas Lopez, MS, a global leader in social and behavior change communication with experience across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia, has been chosen as the new executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. The Center is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Brazilian-born, Vir more PR

ALDEPHI, Maryland, Feb. 16 -- The Maryland National Guard issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2023: By SGT Thomas Lamb There are only a few units rarer than a Digital Liaison Detachment. The 291st DLD is the Maryland Army National Guard's own, one of only 16 units across all components of the Army. DLDs are small, generally only 30 soldiers, and operate at a much higher echelon than most Maryland units by facilitating communications and liaising between countries and armies at the theater le more PR

CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- The Allegany County Public School District issued the following news: Allegany County Public Schools' Superintendent, Mr. Jeff Blank, has announced the appointment of the New Public Information Officer. Ms. Christian Brooks will assume this role effective February 13, 2023. Brooks earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in psychology from West Virginia Wesleyan College and her Masters of Science degree in integrated marketing communications from West Virgi more PR

TOWSON, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- Towson University issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * Tigers on Fulbright awards engage in cultural exchange abroad * * * The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Towson University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students on Feb. 10. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Stude more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSpar) -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Purdue Global and University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) announce a new multi-year partnership with GetSet's new Sponsored Degree(TM) Platform. Purdue Global and UMGC will help American employers fill key openings in Cybersecurity. According to Cyberseek, there are currently 755,743 cybersecurity job vacancies in the United States and the demand for cybersecur more PR