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The Maryland Court of Appeals recently upheld a Johns Hopkins University decision to withhold the diploma of student Robert J. Harwood, who was convicted of the homicide of a fellow student after an argument. Harwood, who is currently serving a 35-year sentence, had completed the university’s graduation requirements the semester before the murder, but was still participating in campus events. Judge Sally D. Atkins supported the school’s decision, stating that “the awarding of the degree remains subject to the policies and procedures enumerated in the student handbook.” University spokesperson Dennis O’Shea said that the school held Harwood’s diploma, contending that “a degree from Johns Hopkins should mean more than that you just pass your courses. It also means you’ve been a responsible citizen of the university while you’ve been here. Harwood was far from that.”
Use lottery to pay college debts
The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee recently approved a measure that would allow the state to deduct delinquent college-loan payments from lottery winnings exceeding $2,500. The bill, authored by state Rep. Lynn Herman, is designed to reduce the default rate on student loans obtained through the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency guaranteed through Stafford loans. PHEAA’s loan default rate of 1.62 percent is the lowest in the nation for state educational lending agencies.
----Matthew Winston
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