By Adam Pagnucco. On July 12, I reported on a Change.org petition seeking to persuade the University of Maryland (UMD) to not hire former MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight. UMD had…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The University of Maryland (UMD) has hired former MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight as “its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence,” an event which was covered by…
By Rachel Hare, UMD for Clean Energy. It’s easy for America to be green on Earth Day. It’s easy for us to support energy efficiency, encourage sustainability and demand emissions…
Stand Up for Academic Freedom – An Update
By Marc Korman. Previously, I wrote about an effort in the General Assembly to restrict University of Maryland funds due to the law school’s clinics. After negotiations among many legislators,…
Stand Up for Academic Freedom
By Marc Korman. The Maryland General Assembly has a bad habit of stepping all over academic freedom and interfering in the University of Maryland’s mission to educate its students during…
By Lisa Piccinini. In just a few weeks Maryland legislators will hold hearings for House Bill 1014 and Senate Bill 720 – the Clean Energy Loan Programs. Introduced by Delegate…
Let Your Inner Turtle Glow
By Kenny Frankel and Matt Dernoga. We’re part of a student environmental group on the University of Maryland campus called “UMD for Clean Energy.” In the past we’ve successfully petitioned…
Porn vs. Policy
By Marc Korman. It is a fact of legislative bodies that they spend too much time naming post offices, honoring sports teams, and naming state desserts. But for the past…