Traci Wolfe
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There are three lifetime sports: tennis, golf, and bowling. Hot dogs are a breakfast food.
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Exclusive to the @thebaltimorebanner.com: Johns Hopkins has spent nearly double this year on federal lobbyists. The university has spent $1.3 million so far, with money going directly to an associate of Trump to lobby to the Executive Office of the President:
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Johns Hopkins University has spent nearly double on lobbyists since Trump took office
In the first nine months of this year, Johns Hopkins spent $1.3 million on lobbyists, compared to $750,000 during the same period last year, according to federal disclosure forms.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Exclusive to the @thebaltimorebanner.com: Johns Hopkins has spent nearly double this year on federal lobbyists. The university has spent $1.3 million so far, with money going directly to an associate of Trump to lobby to the Executive Office of the President:
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Another great (and horrible) scoop
🚨: The Department of Defense has confirmed that the first female superintendent of the United States Naval Academy has been reassigned, a year and a half into her expected three year tenure. Usually superintendents serve their full term and then retire.
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Pentagon confirms that Naval Academy’s first female leader is being reassigned after 18 months
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed news reports that the first female superintendent of the Naval Academy, Yvette Davids, has been reassigned.
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July 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Another great (and horrible) scoop
The University of Maryland got the better deal--thoughts and tariffs for the Naval Academy.
You know what they say: April showers bring May graduation speakers. Or, maybe that’s just a higher ed thing. Anyways, here’s a breakdown of some of the most interesting Maryland college grad speakers, from Kermit The Frog to J.D. Vance:
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Who’s speaking at Maryland college graduations
Notable college graduation speakers also include a Paralympian and titans of industry.
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May 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The University of Maryland got the better deal--thoughts and tariffs for the Naval Academy.
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I interviewed Ryan Holiday, whose planned lecture at the Naval Academy was canceled an hour before it was due to begin, for my latest story. The academy asked Holiday to refrain from mentioning the nearly 400 books banned from the library. He refused:
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He refused to censor his talk. Then the Naval Academy canceled it.
Ryan Holiday, an author and podcaster, had planned to mention book bans — including the Naval Academy's own — during an ethics lecture.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I interviewed Ryan Holiday, whose planned lecture at the Naval Academy was canceled an hour before it was due to begin, for my latest story. The academy asked Holiday to refrain from mentioning the nearly 400 books banned from the library. He refused:
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BREAKING: More international graduate students at Johns Hopkins University have lost their student visas. The total is now "several dozen," up from around 12. We are the first outlet to report on this, here is what you need to know:
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‘Several dozen’ Johns Hopkins student visas revoked
Days earlier, that number was closer to 12.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING: More international graduate students at Johns Hopkins University have lost their student visas. The total is now "several dozen," up from around 12. We are the first outlet to report on this, here is what you need to know:
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THIS. IS. SO. IMPORTANT.
A must read by my colleague, @mercohn.bsky.social, who followed a leading cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University that stands to lose $20 million in annual grants to tackle pancreatic, colon and other cancers using immunotherapy:
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Hopkins trailblazer scrambles to protect cancer research as Trump cuts hit home
The world-class pancreatic cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University had so-called indirect funds slashed by the federal government.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
THIS. IS. SO. IMPORTANT.
It’s hard not to be scared but we shouldn’t be looking away. Reporting like this makes sure we see it.
NEW: Faculty and staff at Johns Hopkins were told not to intervene if ICE agents come to campus looking to detain community members. Employees were also told to not help community members leave or hide, if they are being sought by federal agents. Read:
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Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments
A memo sent by the Office of General Council at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detain a community member on campus.
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March 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It’s hard not to be scared but we shouldn’t be looking away. Reporting like this makes sure we see it.
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BREAKING: The Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor in its admissions process, according to new court filings. This is despite a federal judge last fall deciding that it was constitutional. Read why the change was made:
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U.S. Naval Academy ends affirmative action
Despite a federal ruling in its favor, the academy will no longer consider race in admissions.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
BREAKING: The Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor in its admissions process, according to new court filings. This is despite a federal judge last fall deciding that it was constitutional. Read why the change was made:
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🚨: After canceling his talk earlier this month due to illness, Project 2025 co-author Kevin Roberts’ talk at the University of Maryland law school is back on. He will speak to law students and faculty on Monday in Baltimore. Here’s what you need to know:
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Project 2025 author comes to University of Maryland law school on Monday
Kevin Roberts rescheduled his talk at the University of Maryland law school after canceling a prior event due to illness.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨: After canceling his talk earlier this month due to illness, Project 2025 co-author Kevin Roberts’ talk at the University of Maryland law school is back on. He will speak to law students and faculty on Monday in Baltimore. Here’s what you need to know:
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🚨: Citing concerns over potential espionage, a United States congressional committee sent a letter to the University of Maryland, College Park, requesting extensive details on Chinese national students. UMD must hand over the data by April 1. Read:
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Congress asks University of Maryland to share details on Chinese students
A United States congressional committee on China has requested a plethora of data about Chinese-born students at University of Maryland College Park.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🚨: Citing concerns over potential espionage, a United States congressional committee sent a letter to the University of Maryland, College Park, requesting extensive details on Chinese national students. UMD must hand over the data by April 1. Read:
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NEW: The University of Maryland College Park is instituting a hiring freeze amid state and federal budget cuts and turmoil. The creation of new faculty and staff jobs, including adjunct professors, is “paused until further notice.” Read:
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University of Maryland begins partial hiring freeze
Leaders at the College Park campus said the creation of new jobs is “paused until further notice.”
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March 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW: The University of Maryland College Park is instituting a hiring freeze amid state and federal budget cuts and turmoil. The creation of new faculty and staff jobs, including adjunct professors, is “paused until further notice.” Read:
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The attacks on higher ed impact not just this moment but the future. Reporting like this is important to people knowing and understanding.
Maryland legislators are currently deciding whether to cut a state scholarship program by 50% for the second year in a row. The financial impacts would be “devastating,” college presidents told me. Some had to layoff workers to deal with last year’s cuts:
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‘Devastating’ cuts could be coming to Maryland college scholarships
State legislators are now weighing whether to cut scholarship funds for students at private colleges by 50% for the second year in a row.
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March 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The attacks on higher ed impact not just this moment but the future. Reporting like this is important to people knowing and understanding.
So demoralizing, and yet this is just one more reason why (excellent) journalism is vital at this moment
🚨: One month after firing President Biden's appointees to the Naval Academy board for their "wokeness," President Trump announced the school's new board members. They include Sean Spicer and Walt Nauta, a co-defendant on the classified docs case. Read:
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Trump appoints Sean Spicer to Naval Academy board
After firing six members, President Trump announced his nominees for the Naval Academy's Board of Visitors over the weekend.
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March 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
So demoralizing, and yet this is just one more reason why (excellent) journalism is vital at this moment
I can’t imagine being proud of being an architect of Project 2025, but the reporting is important
NEW: An architect of Project 2025 cancelled a planned speaking engagement at the University of Maryland law school just hours before it was supposed to start. Students had planned to protest the event, which reignited debates on free speech on campuses:
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Project 2025 author cancels University of Maryland talk
Kevin Roberts won’t speak in Baltimore because of an illness.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I can’t imagine being proud of being an architect of Project 2025, but the reporting is important
Kind of love this--go @thebaltimorebanner.com!
Very cool to see my story on @thebaltimorebanner.com make The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion!!! #RHOP
February 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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No words. Journalism is more crucial now than ever.
SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive:
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Naval Academy faculty to stop teaching on racism, sexism
After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.
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February 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
No words. Journalism is more crucial now than ever.
The research that Johns Hopkins and so many other top notch higher ed institutions do is vital to this country. And of course, this was beautifully reported. 😉
BREAKING: Johns Hopkins University has joined other research institutions in a lawsuit against the NIH. Hopkins president Ron Daniels said the funding cuts will impact patients with life threatening conditions and jeopardize the university’s research. Read:
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Johns Hopkins sues federal government over NIH funds
Johns Hopkins University joined several universities in a lawsuit on Monday evening suing the federal government over NIH funding.
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February 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The research that Johns Hopkins and so many other top notch higher ed institutions do is vital to this country. And of course, this was beautifully reported. 😉
What’s coming is painful, and campus communities are going to feel this when education should be more accessible not less…
SCOOP: The University System of Maryland chancellor told state lawmakers that the state's universities are likely to cut 400 positions because of Gov. Moore's budget cuts. Those include student support positions, which he said could increase dropout rates.
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University System of Maryland could cut hundreds of jobs
The University System of Maryland could see 400 job cuts after Gov. Wes Moore's proposed $111 million reduction to the system
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January 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
What’s coming is painful, and campus communities are going to feel this when education should be more accessible not less…
Education is more crucial, not less, especially at this moment…
BREAKING: The University System of Maryland, which includes 12 public campuses, has a proposed cut of $111 million in Gov. Moore's budget, officials confirmed to
@thebaltimorebanner.com today. Tuition is also forecasted to increase. What you need to know:
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@thebaltimorebanner.com today. Tuition is also forecasted to increase. What you need to know:
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University System of Maryland faces $111 million cut in Gov. Moore’s budget
The budget also predicted tuition increases at system campuses, though the Board of Regents has control of that.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Education is more crucial, not less, especially at this moment…
Love the range of coverage from my favorite journalist.
Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger’s future on the reality tv show is in jeopardy after it was revealed today that she missed taping the season nine reunion and instead entered rehab. This comes after Huger was found guilty of a DUI last month:
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Reality TV star Karen Huger enters rehab after DUI conviction
Karen Huger, who calls herself the "Grand Dame of Potomac," has entered a recovery program after her DUI conviction last month
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January 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Love the range of coverage from my favorite journalist.
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The U.S. Dept of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights identified Title VI “compliance concerns” with Johns Hopkins’ response to antisemitic + Islamophobic incidents on campus. Here’s a look at the 99 complaints made in seven months, + what the university is doing:
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Johns Hopkins resolves ‘concerns’ over antisemitic, Islamophobic incidents on campus
Johns Hopkins University has entered a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education after the Office of Civil Rights issued "compliance concerns" over the university's handling of antise...
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January 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The U.S. Dept of Ed’s Office for Civil Rights identified Title VI “compliance concerns” with Johns Hopkins’ response to antisemitic + Islamophobic incidents on campus. Here’s a look at the 99 complaints made in seven months, + what the university is doing:
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So helpful…
Colleges across the state are investing time, and money, into building up AI centers and programs for students. But are they venturing into the field ethically? How will AI impact higher education in the next five years? Here’s what you need to know:
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How Maryland colleges are adapting to artificial intelligence
Colleges are a bit late to the artificial intelligence party, but want to take the lead in studying its ethical uses.
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December 26, 2024 at 4:25 PM
So helpful…
It’s time to support actual journalism, done well, and not talking heads on CNN and MSNBC. There is so much good work being done—including by my favorite journalist. 💪😉
Colleges and universities across Maryland are asking international students to return to the U.S. before Trump's inauguration. In 2017, when Trump enacted his first travel ban, more than 17,000 students were stranded, unable to return for spring semester:
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Maryland colleges ask international students to return before Trump’s inauguration
The president-elect has said he would reinstate the 2017 travel ban barring people from some predominantly Muslim countries.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
It’s time to support actual journalism, done well, and not talking heads on CNN and MSNBC. There is so much good work being done—including by my favorite journalist. 💪😉
So excited for this next adventure!
What would you do if you could break every convention of education journalism and start anew?
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Urgency, experimentation, & expansion at the Baltimore Banner - Kappan Online
"Education coverage is a public service, a major audience driver, and a magnet for philanthropic and advertiser support."
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December 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
So excited for this next adventure!
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Despite assurances from campus officials, advocates fear the cameras and changes to protest policies will create a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech
‘Imposing’ cameras near former Johns Hopkins encampment alarms unions
Despite assurances from campus officials, advocates fear the cameras and changes to protest policies will create a “chilling” effect on free speech.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Despite assurances from campus officials, advocates fear the cameras and changes to protest policies will create a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech