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University of Maryland’s president, Wallace D. Loh, announced Thursday that Michael R. Bloomberg will deliver UMD’s commencement speech on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Xfinity Center in College Park. “He is a champion of education,” said president Loh in a statement. “He has a compelling story to share with the thousands of graduates, and […]

University of Maryland’s investigation into the death of football player Jordan McNair has been taken over by the university’s Board of Regents, according to a statement from the regents issued Friday afternoon. The board also is taking over a commission investigating the culture of the Terps’ football program, which has been led by coach D.J. […]

Kristen Confroy and Paint Branch alumni Brene Moseley teamed up for 41 of the Terps 80 points for a conference win over the Northwestern women’s basketball team. Moseley, the former All-Met point guard, entered the game coming off the bench and proceeded to lead the Lady Terps to a 44-30 half time lead by scoring […]

As the calendar turns to 2016, Marylanders are focusing on a year that promises to be filled with politics. The presidential campaign and the race for a U.S. Senate seat are dominating news headlines and kitchen table conversations. To that end, the resident-led Riderwood Democratic Club hosted Michael Hanmer, Associate Professor with the University of […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and the Hispanic Gala Steering Committee have announced 60 students to receive a one-time $2,000 scholarship at the annual Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala (MCEHG) scheduled for Sept. 10 at the Fillmore in Silver Spring. “This year the scholarship opportunity opened to all qualifying students from our diverse communities throughout […]

Montgomery and Prince George’s County business community and officials from both counties met in Silver Spring on April 20 to launch a final 30 day “Purple Countdown Action Plan.” Alexander Metcalf, CEO and president of TEMS, Inc., presented a summary of his findings on the economic impact of the Purple Line. According to Metcalf’s conclusion, the […]

The University of Maryland’s basketball team defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 75-57 in the first round of the Women’s NCAA tournament at College Park on March 21. On a day that POTUS visited the Xfinity Center to watch his niece play for the Princeton Tigers in the preliminary matchup, the Lady Terps were the […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker hosted a meeting at the University of Maryland to gather support for the Purple Line from the business community. Lorna Virgili has the story. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.