Decision on U. of Maryland Online Degree Is 'Insane,' Says Former Chancellor
The Maryland Higher Education Commission has ruled that state residents should not be able to enroll in an online degree program in community-college administration offered by the University of Maryland University College, reports The Sun, a newspaper in Baltimore. Morgan State University, a historically black college, opposed the program on the grounds that it could violate civil-rights laws. In response, Donald N. Langenberg, chancellor emeritus of the University System of Maryland, has called the commission's decision "insane," comparing it to restrictions that the Soviet Union once placed on citizens' access to information. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
