More tax credits to offset college tuition and increased financial literacy are other UNCF priorities. Given the high cost of college as well as the many different types of educational loans, Lomax said, “financial literacy can’t begin in the freshman week of college.”
Other priorities are community engagement and service, more internship opportunities for minority students and activities to spread the word about the work of the nation’s Black colleges.
“We need to keep reminding the country of the treasure it has in HBCUs,” he said.
Lomax also called for greater discussion of higher education in the November presidential election. “There hasn’t been enough discussion about how to prepare students for higher education. There’s too much emphasis on personalities and not enough on issues of substance,” he said.
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