University System of Maryland regent resigns

The University System of Maryland will be looking for an addition to its Board of Regents following one board member’s resignation.

John L. Young, a Montgomery County resident, resigned from the Board of Regents effective Feb. 21, according to the university system. Young said he was leaving the board after about three and a half years to “devote more time to other activities.”

Young joined the board in July 2009 and served on the Committee on Education Policy and Student Life and the Committee…