Colleges

Loyola University produces Baltimore Catholic League pioneer

January 30, 2020
By Nancy Menefee Jackson
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports

Last season, Kara Hunter became the first woman to officiate in the BCL tournament.

Loyola University Maryland enjoys record Fulbright crop

November 7, 2019
By Erik Zygmont
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

With eight Fulbright Scholarship recipients for 2019, Loyola University Maryland has doubled its previous record for the prestigious awards.

Mercy High School, Notre Dame of Maryland University mourn death of Amayah Charles

October 17, 2019
By Mary K. Tilghman
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News

The Mercy High School community gathered Oct. 17 for a prayer service to recall Amayah Charles, a 2018 graduate who died Oct. 14 in a car accident on the Baltimore Washington Parkway.

Mount St. Mary’s welcomes professor’s service dog

October 4, 2019
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Colleges, Disabilities Ministry, Feature, Local News, News

To David Karn’s accounting students at Mount St. Mary’s University, everything seems perfectly normal. Duchess, his service dog, lays tucked behind his desk, unseen – just as she is supposed to be.

Notre Dame of Maryland University welcomes biggest freshman class ever

August 28, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Video

Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore welcomed approximately 220 freshmen this year, the largest incoming class to enter the university in its 124-year history.

Men’s soccer returns to Mount St. Mary’s after five-year absence

August 27, 2018
By Todd Karpovich
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

For the first time since 2012, the Mountaineers took the field in an NCAA game Aug. 24, when they played host to Bucknell at Waldron Family Stadium and lost, 2-0.

Campus minister accompanies students at Loyola University

May 2, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal Alster
Filed Under: Colleges, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News

Seán Bray, director of campus ministry at Loyola University Maryland, is well-known on campus for accompanying students on their faith journeys. A Seattle native, he draws on his experiences on immersion trips to inspire students.

Faith and science go hand-in-hand for Mount St. Mary’s student

March 26, 2018
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Filed Under: Colleges, Faces of Faith, Feature, Local News, News

The more deeply Veronica Balick probes cellular and molecular biology, the more firmly she believes in the existence of God.

‘Father Mac’ taught history, served as athletic chaplain at Loyola University Maryland

February 27, 2018
By Paul McMullen
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries

Jesuit Father Francis G. McManamin, who taught history at Loyola University Maryland but was more visible serving as a chaplain to the Greyhounds’ athletic teams, died Feb. 24.