Tag: White House Initiative on HBCUs

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White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Goes Virtual

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will hold its first virtual conference this year and registration is free and open to the public.

September 14, 2020

HBCUs

Cybersecurity Among Topics Discussed at HBCU Conference

Efforts by historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to increase engagement in industry, government and education partnerships was a key takeaway from Tuesday’s session at the 2018 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference.

September 18, 2018

HBCUs

National HBCU Conference Week Underscores Institutional Competitiveness

WASHINGTON — Competitiveness is the theme for this year’s National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week Conference hosted by the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

September 17, 2018

African-American

Higher Ed Mostly Evades Impact of Government Shutdown

The federal government voted to end the shutdown on Monday. Although higher education officials and experts say the effects on colleges and universities could have been severe, they say the consequences have been relatively minimal this time around.

January 22, 2018

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New Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Receives Mixed Critiques

The White House has reportedly selected Johnathan Holifield to be the next executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

September 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

White House Says HBCU Summit Still On Despite Reports

WASHINGTON — A mid-September conference on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) remains on track, the White House said Wednesday, despite reports that it has been postponed. Omarosa Manigault Newman, an assistant to President Donald Trump and communications director for the White House Office of Public Liaison, said the summit has been moved to the […]

September 7, 2017

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DeVos Met With Experts Before Postponing HBCU Week Conference

Prior to last Friday’s announcement of the postponement of the annual White House Initiative on HBCUs conference, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos discussed the conference at a private meeting in Florida with education leaders of that state.

September 5, 2017

Leadership & Policy

White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Postponed Amid Key Groups’ Concerns

The Department of Education announced on Friday that the annual national conference of historically Black colleges and universities scheduled for September 17-19 will be postponed.

September 4, 2017

Students

Stakeholders Call for Postponement of White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference

The White House Initiative on HBCUs annual conference is scheduled for September 17-19. However, stakeholders within the historically Black colleges and universities community, have requested that the conference be postponed.

August 21, 2017

African-American

NAFEO Pushed for White House Initiative Move

Lezli Baskerville said NAFEO had recommended that the initiative be placed in The White House, “reporting to a senior executive to the President.”

May 14, 2017

African-American

4 Among List of White House Initiative Executive Director Candidates

Diverse has obtained the names of four individuals whose names have been floated for the post, including two who held it under previous administrations.

May 14, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Omarosa Has Helped HBCUs

I challenge the assertion that Omarosa Manigault is unqualified to champion HBCU interests and concerns in the Trump White House.

March 2, 2017