Governor Moore has no power over Howard University, so he couldn't really affect what they did. However, I think there was more to the decision than the mistreatment of the students here. Moore saw this as a great opportunity to get these students, who were in good standing at an academically reputable institution, to go to a Maryland state university. It was a two-fer - helping these students from Maryland out of an unfair situation and helping Maryland state universities. A good fit since these students had chosen an HBCU and Maryland has several HBCU state universities.
It certainly was not. Governor Moore's fault and was not even his responsibility. Maybe it's an opportunity to help a group of students find a good home in the Maryland University system. But I suspect it was something more. He didn't just open it to students from Maryland. He's opened it to students from the whole country, so anybody who got dropped at the last minute by Howard will get special expedited help to go to a Maryland school. I think it's a very decent thing to do. He didn't have to but he chose to.
When I was choosing colleges to apply to, I chose to avoid HBCUs even though I would've loved to be surrounded by such a rich culture and legacy. It's a real shame specifically because the alumni network and community at these schools will still pull in more students without forcing Howard to be held accountable.
Governor Moore has no power over Howard University, so he couldn't really affect what they did. However, I think there was more to the decision than the mistreatment of the students here. Moore saw this as a great opportunity to get these students, who were in good standing at an academically reputable institution, to go to a Maryland state university. It was a two-fer - helping these students from Maryland out of an unfair situation and helping Maryland state universities. A good fit since these students had chosen an HBCU and Maryland has several HBCU state universities.
It certainly was not. Governor Moore's fault and was not even his responsibility. Maybe it's an opportunity to help a group of students find a good home in the Maryland University system. But I suspect it was something more. He didn't just open it to students from Maryland. He's opened it to students from the whole country, so anybody who got dropped at the last minute by Howard will get special expedited help to go to a Maryland school. I think it's a very decent thing to do. He didn't have to but he chose to.
When I was choosing colleges to apply to, I chose to avoid HBCUs even though I would've loved to be surrounded by such a rich culture and legacy. It's a real shame specifically because the alumni network and community at these schools will still pull in more students without forcing Howard to be held accountable.