Just a few minutes ago, I hosted one of my first Google Plus Hangouts with student leaders from colleges around our State. We talked about how we’ve held down the cost of rising tuition more than any other state in the nation, how we continue to focus on improving student achievement and increasing the number Read the Rest…
Governor O’Malley’s Blog
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Hanging out with Students, October 25th, 2012
Governor O’Malley Congratulates Maryland Universities on Remaining Among the Nation’s Top Schools, September 13th, 2011
Annapolis, MD (September 13, 2011) – U.S. News and World Report has once again given high marks to Maryland’s colleges and universities. For the second year in a row, Johns Hopkins was ranked #13 in the nation for best universities, the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) moved up to 55th and the University of Read the Rest…
Governor O’Malley Names New Interim Secretary for the Maryland Higher Education Commission, August 9th, 2011
Annapolis, MD (August 9, 2011) – Governor O’Malley today named Dr. Danette Howard as Maryland’s Interim Secretary for Higher Education. “The more a person learns, the more a person earns, and the more jobs we create. To create new jobs, Maryland must continue to support higher education,” said Governor O’Malley. “We are pleased that Dr. Read the Rest…
Strategic Goal 2: Improve Student Achievement and School, College, and Career Readiness in Maryland by 25% by End 2015, September 10th, 2010
For more information, visit: http://www.statestat.maryland.gov/GDUeducation.asp
Higher Education Investment Fund – Tuition Stabilization and Funding (2010), March 1st, 2010
Establishes a Tuition Stabilization Trust Account to stabilize costs for resident undergraduate students and makes permanent certain distribution of tax revenues to the Higher Education Investment Fund. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/chapters_noln/Ch_193_hb0470T.pdf
Tuition Freeze Announcement, June 4th, 2008
Thank you all for joining us. As the father of a 17-year old and a 16-year old, this is an issue near and dear to my heart. In fact, as I awake each morning, I say a prayer that my daughters will choose to go to college in-state. Thank you President Hrabowski and congratulations on Read the Rest…
University of Maryland, Baltimore BioPark Building Ceremony, March 31st, 2008
This is an exciting day, isn’t it? Turn to your neighbor to the left and say, it’s an exciting day. Now turn to the neighbor to the right and say, boy, this is an exciting day. All right. Everybody happy? This is a terrific day. It really, really is. I want to thank Senator Cardin, Read the Rest…
Commencement Address, Bowie State University, December 22nd, 2007
President Burnim, thank you very, very much. To the Class of 2007, congratulations, you did it! (Applause.) Now, I’d like you to help me set the proper tone. The President talked about the proper tone for this ceremony, and so I’d like to set the proper tone here before the mighty Bowie State University. I Read the Rest…
Higher Education – Tuition Affordability Act of 2007, March 1st, 2007
This bill prohibited University System of Maryland (USM) institutions and Morgan State University (MSU) from increasing resident undergraduate tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year beyond the rates charged in the 2005-2006 academic year. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/chapters_noln/Ch_294_hb0134T.pdf
