BOWIE, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: A Bowie State University history professor doesn't want Maryland's history to be forgotten. Associate professor Dr. Karen Cook-Bell will use a $150,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support micro-history projects focused on documenting the lived experiences of the African American community of Tolson's Chapel, located in Sharpsburg, MD. The project is sponsored by Bowie State's Dubois Center for the Stud more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: In a sealed order issued August 16, 2023, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City authorized the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") to release a revised, substantially unredacted version of the Attorney General's Report on Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The court unsealed its ruling today and authorized OAG to release the new version of the Report  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Student proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) in School Year 2022-2023 are at their highest in nearly a decade with the largest single-year gain in grades 3-8 over the same time period. Statewide results of the latest Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) assessments show notable improvements in literacy and mathematics, with literacy results surpa more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 24 -- St. John's College issued the following news: St. John's College has announced its fall Formal Lecture Series. On Friday evenings, members of the St. John's College community gather in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium to hear a lecture or performance from visiting scholars, artists, poets, or faculty. Lecturers include members of the St. John's College faculty (known as tutors) and professors from notable universities across the country. Each lecture is followed  more PR

SALISBURY, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- Salisbury University issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Two Salisbury University employees who helped improve services and kept their areas running during the COVID-19 pandemic have received one of the University System of Maryland's (USM's) highest honors: the Board of Regents' Staff Award for Excellence. Phillip Brunecz Jr., administrative assistant for SU's TRIO Student Support Services program, was recognized for "Exceptional Contribution to more PR