The president of Morgan State University is accusing Towson University of setting up a new academic discipline that duplicates a well-established program at Morgan — reigniting a bitter and longstanding fight in Maryland about white educational institutions creating programs that already exist at historically Black colleges and universities.
In a letter obtained Thursday by Maryland Matters, Morgan State President David K. Wilson claims a historic wrong will occur again in Maryland if Towson is allowed to establish a business analytics doctoral program. Wilson believes it will be similar to his school’s doctoral business administration program.
Wilson expressed frustration that the state’s 12-member Higher Education Commission (MHEC) last month approved Towson’s request to create the doctoral program, by a 4-3 vote.
Wilson appealed for help in a June 30 letter to two powerful state lawmakers who oversee education policy: Sen. Brian J. Feldman (D-Montgomery), chair of the Senate Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment, and Del. Vanessa E. Atterbeary (D-Howard), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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