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A move we had missed until catching it in the Post this morning, the Board of Regents will ask MHEC to revisit the decision that bars UMUC from offering a certain on-line program to in-state students. The ruling was ostensibly intended to ensure the offering does not take away from a face-to-face offering of the “same” program at Morgan State, but on its face (and here is our take on it from last October) the ruling was ridiculous because these are fundamentally different opportunities.

We’re surprised but also pleased at the Regent’s move. There is no official mechanism for an appeal, but this level of push back on important quality issues is very much to be commended.