Tag: Program duplication

HBCUs

Judge Calls for Mediation in Maryland Legal Case

A federal judge has appointed a “special master” to help craft a plan to resolve a longstanding battle over whether historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland were denied the chance to attract students of other races because academic programs at HBCUs were duplicated by traditionally White institutions.

November 12, 2017

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Discuss Remedial Phase of Maryland Higher Ed Desegregation Case

The plaintiffs prevailed in 2013 in a suit against the state of Maryland over duplication of HBCU programs at majority institutions that produced “segregative effects.” The remedial phase of the trial begins Monday.

January 4, 2017