A recent federal court ruling stated Maryland had violated its constitutional commitment by allowing traditionally White institutions of higher education to duplicate programs already offered by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s).
Several panelists, including American Studies Assistant Professor Kimberly Moffitt, were on The Marc Steiner Show Thursday to discuss the ruling and its implications. As part of the discussion, the panelists addressed part of the ruling that mentioned transferring or merging high-demand programs from traditionally White institutions to HBCU’s as a remedy.
“The fact of lifting or possibly lifting programs and relocating them says a great deal about what hasn’t been done or at least what has been suspected to have not been done to avoid duplication of services and programs,” Moffitt said. “But it also says a lot about where we need to go to make sure these same issues do not continue to happen.”
Also participating in the discussion were Secretary of Higher Education at the Maryland Higher Education Commission Dr. Danette Gerald Howard, President of the Coalition for Excellence and Equity in Higher Education (lead plaintiff in the case) David Burton, and Editor and co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschick.
You can listen to the full segment here.
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