Corcoran, University of Maryland agree to explore partnership

In the remarkably drawn-out sweepstakes to see what savior might be tapped to help save the financially struggling Corcoran Gallery of Art, the winner is: The University of Maryland. The Corcoran's board of trustees voted 13-to-0 Wednesday afternoon to sign a preliminary agreement to explore a long-term partnership with Maryland that could include shared faculty; joint student degrees; cooperation on developing new courses; pairing interdisciplinary teams of artists, engineers and computer scien...