September 12, 2010
The coming week will be filled with White House-sponsored events to raise awareness of and support the efforts of the nation's 105 historically black colleges, so it only makes sense that President Obama has declared the week as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. The week's events are part of a conference organized by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and will feature, for example, discussions of ways institutions can strengthen their fund raising and corporate partnerships. The president's domestic-policy adviser is scheduled to speak on Monday morning, and a press announcement says President Obama is invited but not confirmed. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other key officials are also scheduled to speak at the conference, as are the presidents of several black colleges and other experts on minority-serving institutions.
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