BALTIMORE (AP) — A long-running dispute involving Maryland’s historically black colleges has cost the Maryland Higher Education Commission millions.
The Baltimore Sun (http://bsun.md/2l0w2zj ) reports the commission has spent more than $2.2 million defending itself in the lawsuit, according to records provided to the paper under a Public Information Act request. The paper reports that about $925,000 went to law firm Venable LLP and $1.3 million to Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.
Advocates for the state’s historically black colleges sued Maryland more than a decade ago, accusing the state of running a segregated university system.
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9 comments:
just tie funding to the graduation rate
If it weren't to some degree a segregated system there'd be fewer black professors and instructors at these racially divided colleges, lots fewer.
Maybe it's time to change history.
Like your point there 1105, but one can't change history, but we sure as damn well better change past practices TODAY for a better tomorrow!!!! All one needs to do to initiate change is to look at grad rates and ask the question:
Is it more important for our future generation to graduate with an education, or do we still continue simple minded thinking about how much money we can make and punt the future?
I don't know about you, but punting is NOT AN OPTION!
These colleges, as well as other U of MD schools are repositories for affirmative action hires, who often bargain for new positions to be created for spouses before the accept employment. Those positions largely superfluous to the mission of the colleges, who know that they won't be able to keep up wkth hiring mandates without a big "favor" to prospective hirees. The applicants know they have the colleges over a barrel and usually get what they want.
Check out the faculty at these places for dates of hire and positions, and the argument will be clearer.
There is not one White college in America so they have no case.
Was this another brainchild of the NAACP?
Clever idea, tying funding to graduation numbers, but the curriculum is already dumbed down enough and the students of color, in general, are not expected to achieve. One need look no farther than UMES to get that picture.
Clever idea, tying funding to graduation numbers, but the curriculum is already dumbed down enough and the students of color, in general, are not expected to achieve. One need look no farther than UMES to get that picture.
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