This is the second year of an initiative that Apple launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to provide opportunities in the tech industry for students and enhance engagement with faculty on HBCU campuses.
Pearson Education Corp., partnered with Diverse and host institution Kentucky State University to sponsor a two-day event titled, “HBCUs: Executive Leadership Forum.”
President Trump’s Executive Order issued today is a significant and a positive first step in what we hope to be a productive working relationship on behalf of the Black College Community with the White House and Trump Administration.
President Trump’s recent outreach to the HBCU community has stirred the passions of many HBCU students, alumni, and boosters, who have expressed skepticism and outright outrage around the president’s efforts to support HBCUs.
With President Trump’s FY2018 budget specifically protecting level funding at $492 million, our country’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) fared much better than other higher education stakeholders and federal agencies, in light of the Education Department’s 13% reduction.
TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. discussing the FY2018 Trump Administration budget and the effect on HBCUs with Roland Martin.