UMES, UMB fight Johns Hopkins request to Maryland education commission over similar degree program

The Johns Hopkins University’s proposal for a doctoral physical therapy program hangs in limbo as the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore and the University of Maryland, Baltimore claim the prospective degree is duplicative of their own programs and would cause them harm. In the coming days, the Maryland Higher Education Commission, which oversees all of the state’s colleges and universities, will share a letter containing its decision on whether to approve the Hopkins program, according to Commission Chair Cassie Motz at a Thursday hearing on the subject.