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Byline: Sarah Larimer Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who was wounded in a shooting in the Dominican Republic earlier this month, has been moved out of intensive care, [...]

Byline: Jenn Abelson, Amy Brittain and Sarah Larimer COLLEGE PARK, Md. - It had been six days since Olivia Shea Paregol walked out of the University of Maryland health center [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer The day it all began, in late March of last year, Kenneth Holmes had been at Howard University for about two years. During that time, Holmes, Howard's [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A $1.1 million gift to George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government will pay for research on demographic changes, immigration and labor issues, the university [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A record gift of more than $50 million to George Mason University's law school will establish a permanent endowment to fund 13 new faculty chairs, the school [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer Tar Heels Coach Roy Williams was helped off the court Saturday night, after suffering what he later said was a vertigo attack during North Carolina's game at [...]

Byline: Sarah LarimerPHILADELPHIA - What can we tell you about Gritty, in real life?Well, OK. He's a pretty tall guy. Moves faster than you'd think, too. His eyes rattle when [...]

Byline: Sarah LarimerLook, not to get too 'how the sausage is made' here, but if you want to interview a mascot, live and in-person, you're really only going to be [...]

Byline: Jenn Abelson The family of an 18-year-old University of Maryland freshman who died of adenovirus in the fall has filed a notice of claim against the college, setting the [...]

Byline: Sarah LarimerThe virus arrived with little warning. It would pop up in a dormitory. Then it would beset students living off campus.As University of Maryland students embark on their [...]

Byline: Sarah LarimerAn Oregon man who unleashed online attacks targeting the first black woman to serve as American University's student government president has agreed to apologize, renounce white supremacy and [...]

Byline: Sarah LarimerElizabeth Burmaster was appointed president of Maryland's Frederick Community College in 2014, a selection that served as a homecoming for the veteran educator.Burmaster, who grew up in Frederick [...]

Byline: Roman Stubbs, Emily Giambalvo and Sarah Larimer BALTIMORE - As the stunning news conference that announced the reinstatement of Maryland football Coach DJ Durkin began in downtown Baltimore on [...]

Byline: Roman Stubbs, Emily Giambalvo and Sarah Larimer The Washington Post on Thursday obtained a copy of a long-awaited report on Maryland football, prepared by an independent commission tasked with [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer FAIRFAX, Va. - A panel that reviewed philanthropic giving at George Mason University following the discovery of problematic financial pacts is recommending increased faculty involvement and transparency [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A Catholic University of America dean who was suspended after posting comments on social media that questioned allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, who was a [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who decided to decamp from a University of Virginia academic center criticized on his way out the appointment of a former Trump administration [...]

Byline: Moriah Balingit and Sarah Larimer CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Her journey began in the sticky Florida dawn, the horizon blazing orange. Catie Krakow pulled out of her family's driveway [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Zoe Ferrara wondered what she should do when she received an email about a football ticket this summer. The 19-year-old from Rhode Island [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A judge this week dismissed a lawsuit against George Washington University filed by a former student who alleged the school mishandled her sexual-assault case - an episode [...]

Byline: Rick Maese, Roman Stubbs and Sarah Larimer COLLEGE PARK, Md. - As two University of Maryland student-athletes were investigated in an alleged sexual misconduct case last year, Athletic Director [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer FAIRFAX, Va. - A former George Mason University professor who faced allegations of sexual harassment was charged this week with embezzling university funds, the latest chapter in [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - It was an August morning at Howard University, and the freshmen were coming. This particular Saturday was move-in day, a time when new students settle [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer FAIRFAX, Va. - A George Mason University professor facing termination proceedings retired this spring amid accusations that he had sexually harassed a student, a claim that prompted [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - The Catholic University of America announced Monday it had rescinded an honorary degree given to Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal accused of sexually abusing adults [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A new center at the University of Maryland that was unveiled Monday will help young people with disabilities as they move from an educational setting into the [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer and Justin Wm. Moyer WASHINGTON - American University locked down its campus Wednesday amid reports of an armed person nearby, according to posts on social media. A [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer and Debbie Truong WASHINGTON - A lockdown that left American University faculty members, staff and students cloistered behind closed doors Wednesday has been lifted after a search [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - Jodie Patterson is a graduate of a historically black college. She is also the mother of a young transgender boy. And as a parent, she [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer FAIRFAX, Va. - The foundation that raises money for George Mason University is not a public body and is not subject to public records laws, a judge [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A $1 million grant will fund a research project at Howard University aimed at addressing cybersecurity concerns, the university said this week. There is a national security [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer As colleges and universities have confronted whether to let controversial figures on their campuses, the leader of a top free-speech group Tuesday argued that the speeches should [...]

Byline: Dan Steinberg, Jacob Bogage, Gene Wang, Ava Wallace and Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - Downtown Washington, D.C., turned red Thursday afternoon and evening, as fans turned out in unprecedented numbers [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer Five students are suing George Washington University, alleging that a man who worked at an institute at the school raped female student-employees and bragged in the workplace [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer An officer confronted an armed 19-year-old man who opened fire at an Illinois high school Wednesday morning, an encounter that ended with the suspect injured and in [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - Actor Chadwick Boseman, star of the box office smash 'Black Panther,' returned to his alma mater Howard University on Saturday to urge its newest graduates [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - The former president of American University's student government has sued the founder of a well-known neo-Nazi website, alleging that he told his followers to harass [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer The president of George Mason University has called for a review of active financial gift agreements that support faculty positions, days after acknowledging that some of the [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A former George Washington University student sued her alma mater Friday, claiming the school mishandled her sexual assault case, an allegation that came as schools and students [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer The president of George Mason University said Friday that some financial gift agreements accepted by the school 'fall short of the standards of academic independence' and raise [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer FAIRFAX, Va. - On Tuesday morning, not far from Fairfax County Circuit Court, a small group gathered, some donning yellow and green buttons, some carrying handmade signs. [...]

Byline: Marissa J. Lang, Joe Heim and Sarah Larimer Students calling for an end to gun violence walked out of school Friday, the 19th anniversary of the school shooting in [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - Actor Chadwick Boseman, star of the blockbuster film 'Black Panther,' has been selected to deliver the keynote address at Howard University's commencement ceremony this spring, [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer Actor Chadwick Boseman, star of the blockbuster film 'Black Panther,' has been selected to deliver the keynote address at Howard University's commencement ceremony this spring, the school's [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer The embattled president of Howard University received a vote of no confidence this week from faculty members, a rebuke that followed a student occupation at the historically [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer Community college students in Maryland would have access to substantially more state scholarship money under legislation approved this week by state lawmakers, allowing some students to attend [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer A Howard University law student is suing the school, alleging it allowed him to become the scapegoat for a financial aid scandal gripping the institution. The lawsuit [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - Howard University students and officials announced an end Friday to a lengthy occupation of the administration building at the historically black college, a student protest [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer WASHINGTON - The occupation of Howard University's administration building continued Wednesday, amid calls for change at the iconic school in Northwest Washington. 'We're willing to see it [...]

Byline: Sarah Larimer and Joe Heim WASHINGTON - The occupation by Howard University students of the school's administration building entered its fifth full day Monday afternoon with a hint that [...]