White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Headline: White House Creates Initiative to Strengthen Historically Black Colleges
What it does: Federal agencies must prepare annual Agency Plans, appoint senior liaisons, and coordinate through the new Initiative to strengthen HBCU participation.
- Requires agencies to submit Agency Plans within 90 days of identification.
- Creates a presidential Board advising on HBCU strength and reporting annually.
- Encourages private-sector partnerships and infrastructure support for HBCUs.
Summary
This order creates the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, housed in the Executive Office and led by an Executive Director, to work with agencies, employers, educators, and philanthropies to strengthen HBCU capacity.
The Secretary of Education must identify agencies that interact with HBCUs; those agencies must prepare and submit Agency Plans—first within 90 days of identification—and appoint senior liaisons. A President's Board of up to 25 members will advise the President and report annually; the order emphasizes private partnerships, federal program access, and a cradle-to-college pipeline.
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