White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Establishes White House Initiative to Support HBCUs
What it does
Agencies must assist the Initiative, provide information, and participate in efforts to strengthen HBCUs and build private partnerships.
Real-world impact
- Creates a White House Initiative and a presidential Board advising on HBCUs.
- Requires agencies to provide information and join partnership efforts for HBCUs.
- Department of Education to fund and support the Board, subject to appropriations.
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Summary
This order creates a White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, led by an Executive Director in the Executive Office of the President, and establishes a President's Board of Advisors housed in the Department of Education.
The Initiative will work with federal agencies, private employers, foundations, and schools to boost HBCU capacity, build private-sector partnerships, improve infrastructure, increase access to federal funding, and support student success; the Executive Director must report annually and the Department of Education will provide funding and administrative support.
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