HBCU leaders this week got a chance to reacquaint members of Congress and administration officials with their priorities at the Hill event organized by Senator Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, and Representative Mark Walker, a North Carolina Republican.
Johnny C. Taylor Jr. will be chairman of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a group of more than 100 institutions that were created at a time when most universities did not allow minorities to enroll.
Winston-Salem State University Launches Groundbreaking Program to Spur Social Mobility Funded by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Center for Advancing Opportunity.
To celebrate the milestone, Honda has created an annual scholarship fund for students pursuing educations in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), starting with a $25,000 donation to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
The president’s nontraditional selection for chairman of his advisory board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities signals his new priorities for the sector.
Nine months after he was shot during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise will drop the puck at the 10th annual Congressional Hockey Championship on March 15.