In 2011, when the University System of Maryland Board of Regents was considering a merger of the College Park and Baltimore campuses of the University of Maryland, we supported the idea. The pure-research-focused flagship in College Park and the professional school campus in Baltimore had little combined activity and were missing key potential opportunities for cross-disciplinary scholarship and teaching and for economic development. Given how crucial the knowledge economy is to Maryland’s future, we urged leaders to look past parochial concerns and take advantage of the opportunities a combined university could provide.
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