Maryland HBCU desegregation trial nearing an end
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Posted By: How May I Help You NC on February 11, 2012 Written by George E. Curry (NNPA)—After six weeks of testimony, a major trial to determine whether Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities have been routinely denied funding and other needed resources that would have made them “comparable and competitive” with White universities in the state is expected to end this week, with a ruling expected by this summer. The overwhelming majority of HBCUs, originally established shortly after the Civil War to prevent African-Americans from attending all-White state universities, are located in the South. The Maryland case (Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, Inc., v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, et al.) has attracted national attention, in part, because it involves a border state that, like the South, operated a rigidly segregated school system, but unlike the South, has largely escaped intense public scrutiny. Full story: http://bit.ly/zqhmUg If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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