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MSMU celebrated the official opening of its new Timothy E. Trainor School of Health Professions with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tours on Sunday, October 19, 2025.

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Loyola’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was named an IRS VITA Superior Winner by the Beta Alpha Psi honor society.

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MICA launches its Bachelor of Design (BDes) in Interior Design, the College’s first new undergraduate degree in more than a decade.

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Mount St. Mary’s University students, faculty and staff joined Emmitsburg residents on Sept. 10 for the Emmitsburg Neighborhood Meal, where more than 60 volunteers prepared and served over 160 meals.

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Record-setting gift ushers in public launch of $50 million comprehensive campaign entitled “Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College”

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Mount St. Mary’s University will offer both a degree completion program and a traditional undergraduate major in Instructional Design and Technology, preparing students for careers at the intersection of education, technology and innovation.

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Loyola University Maryland has been awarded a $2 million, six-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish the Empowering STEM Scholars for Success program

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Hood College is proud to announce that Dorian Elizabeth Knapp, Ph.D., professor of English and founding director of Hood’s MFA in Creative Writing program, has published her third poetry collection, titled Causa Sui.

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With the guidance of Loyola University Maryland’s Simon Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, three Loyola engineering students are developing a new recyclable battery for electric vehicles.

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Goucher Expands Access to Academic, Career, and College Prep Support for Baltimore’s Youth

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