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TU announces vaccination deadline, proof of vaccination process, masking requirements and more

April 29, 2021May 24, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Grace Coughlan, Senior Editor Photo by Meghan Hudson/ The Towerlight Towson University issued a campus-wide email with more information on the COVID-19 vaccine requirement [...]

USM announces COVID-19 vaccine requirement for eligible students, faculty and staff returning to campus this fall

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021Associate Editor Comment

By: Grace Coughlan, Senior Editor Towson University (TU) President Kim Schatzel announced that TU will require all eligible students, faculty and staff who [...]

USM to observe Juneteenth as an annual holiday

April 5, 2021April 11, 2021Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Caitlyn Freeman, Associate Editor The University System of Maryland (USM) will observe Juneteenth as a holiday while granting a system-wide administrative leave [...]

UMB bails students out of MEDCO licenses, TU and UMD students battle on

October 6, 2020November 14, 2020Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Caitlyn Freeman, Assistant Editor and Anna Hovet, Contributing Writer Illustration by Meghan Hudson/ The Towerlight Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) is holding some [...]

TU’s high-wage earners receive pay cut

September 9, 2020October 24, 2020Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Caitlyn Freeman, Assistant Editor Photo by Brendan Felch/ The Towerlight Illustration by Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-Chief Towson University announced a temporary pay cut to [...]

TU mandates COVID-19 testing, daily screenings

July 30, 2020September 4, 2020Editor-in-Chief Comment

By: Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-Chief Photo by Brendan Felch/ The Towerlight Towson University has asked for all students, faculty and staff to complete a COVID-19 [...]

TU planning return to in-person instruction this fall

May 13, 2020May 29, 2020Associate Editor Comment

By: Meghan Hudson, Editor-in-Chief Photo by Brendan Felch/ The Towerlight University Systems of Maryland Chancellor, Jay Perman, announced in a statement this past Monday [...]

TU President announces “ReTUrn to TU Task Force”

May 1, 2020May 5, 2020Associate Editor Comment

By: Caitlyn Freeman, Contributing Writer Screenshot by Meghan Hudson/ The Towerlight A group of University staff members and one SGA member make up [...]

Towson named the safest in University System of Maryland

October 30, 2017November 6, 2017Associate Editor Comment

By: Kevin McGuire, Staff Writer Towson University once again topped the list as the safest school in the University System of Maryland, according [...]

ONSR activists call for inclusion, renamed buildings at university system meeting

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016Associate Editor Comment

By: Sam Shelton, Senior Editor Members of Towson’s Organized Network of Student Resistance campaigned for greater diversity measures and urged administrators to diversify [...]