Tag: Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education

HBCUs

Maryland Gov. Vetoes Bill Allotting $577 Million to Four State HBCUs

Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allotted $577 million to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the course of 10 years, reported The Washington Post. The passage of the bill would likely have settled a 2006 federal lawsuit. Hogan cited the economic uncertainty created […]

May 7, 2020

African-American

Bill Allotting $577 Million to Maryland HBCUs Clears Legislature

The Maryland Senate on Sunday unanimously passed legislation that would allot $577 million to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over 10 years. The Maryland House of Delegates, in a near-unanimous vote, passed the bill last week. It now goes to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for consideration.

March 16, 2020

HBCUs

Governor Larry Hogan Offers $200M to Settle 13-Year-Old HBCU Lawsuit

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has offered $200 million to resolve a 13-year-old lawsuit regarding underfunding of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The proposed $200 million settlement was an increase from the governor’s offer a year ago. However, the Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education is seeking $577 million. In […]

September 30, 2019

News Roundup

HBCU Lawsuit in Maryland: Mediation Fails Again

Once again, court-ordered mediation in a case that’s pitted HBCU supporters against the state of Maryland for 13 years has ended without resolution, according to the Baltimore Sun. In 2006, a coalition of advocates accused the state of fostering segregation by allowing well-funded academic programs at traditionally White institutions to undermine similar ones at four […]

August 1, 2019

HBCUs

HBCU Advocates Prepare for Oral Arguments in Maryland Inequality Case

The Fourth District Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments next month in a 12-year-old education inequality lawsuit between the state of Maryland and a coalition from the state’s four public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

November 27, 2018

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Drastic Fix Offered for Maryland Higher Ed

HBCU backers call for the merger of the University of Baltimore and Morgan State University as one step to end program duplication and the maintenance of unequal segregated systems.

May 8, 2015