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Session #BOF 1

Session #BOF 1. HBCU FORUM Dolores S. Davis U.S. Department of Education. Small and Under-Resourced School Division. Unit was created in response to a series of Presidential Executive Orders Provide assistance to strengthen

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Session #BOF 1

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  1. Session #BOF 1 HBCU FORUM Dolores S. Davis U.S. Department of Education

  2. Small and Under-Resourced School Division • Unit was created in response to a series of Presidential Executive Orders • Provide assistance to strengthen the administrative capabilities of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic- Serving Institutions, and Tribally Controlled Colleges

  3. Small and Under-Resourced School Division

  4. Small and Under-Resourced School Division • Expand opportunities for these institutions to participate in federal programs • Proactively identify the unique • service needs of HBCUs, HSIs, • and TCUs as it relates to the management of the Title IV • programs

  5. Small and Under-Resourced School Division • Provide the assistance required to ensure continued participation in the Title IV programs which the institution has chosen to participate

  6. Small and Under-Resourced School Division (SURSD) SURSD Services and Training • Internal Institutional Title IV Assessments • Specialized Staff Training • Technical Assistance • On-campus Site Visits • Management Consultations

  7. Historically Black Colleges and Universities • “The nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities have served our nation since 1837.  They educated freed slaves, giving them the priceless gift of a mind filled with world’s possibilities.  Today, this noble goal of our HBCUs continues as they unveil for their students the world of possibilities for themselves, their communities and our nation.”  President Barack Obama, 2-26-2010

  8. Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Before the Civil War, Cheney University and Lincoln University were established in Pennsylvania in 1837, and Wilberforce University in Ohio in 1856

  9. Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Most HBCUs were established after the American Civil War • 99 HBCUs • Located over the United States • Most in the East USA • Some in West and Midwest USA

  10. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Status • In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education published a study of HBCUs which concluded that, as of 2001, HBCUs accounted for 13% of black higher education enrollment

  11. Historically Black Colleges and Universities • In 2007, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund published a study of minority recruiting practices by Fortune 400 companies and by government agencies that found that 13% of the college graduates were recruited from HBCUs and 87% were recruited from non-HBCU schools

  12. Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Today, HBCU institutions in America offer 27 doctoral programs and 52 provide graduate degree programs at the Master's level. At the undergraduate level, 83 HBCUs offer a Bachelor's degree program and 38 offer Associate degrees

  13. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Public Institutions • Alabama A&M·Alabama State·Albany State·Alcorn State·Arkansas-Pine Bluff·Bluefield State·Bowie State·Central State·Cheyney·Coahoma CC·Coppin State·Delaware State·Elizabeth City State·Fayetteville State·Florida A&M·Fort Valley State·Gadsden State CC·Grambling State·Harris-Stowe·Hinds CC·Jackson State·Kentucky State·Langston·Lincoln, Missouri·Lincoln, Pennsylvania·Maryland, Eastern Shore·Mississippi Valley State·Morgan State·Norfolk State·North Carolina A&T State·North Carolina Central·Prairie View A&M·Savannah State·Shelton State CC·South Carolina State·Southern·Southern-New Orleans·Southern-Shreveport·Tennessee State·Texas Southern·University of District of Columbia·UVI·Virginia State·West Virginia State·Winston-Salem State

  14. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Private Institutions • Allen·Arkansas Baptist·Barber-Scotia·Benedict·Bennett·Bethune-Cookman·Claflin·Clark Atlanta·Concordia, Selma·Dillard·Edward Waters·Fisk·Florida Memorial·Hampton·Howard·Huston-Tillotson·Interdenominational Theological Center·Jarvis Christian·Johnson C. Smith·Knoxville·Lane·LeMoyne-Owen·Lewis College of Business·Livingstone·Meharry·Miles·Morehouse·Morehouse School of Medicine·Morris Brown·Morris·Oakwood·Paine·Paul Quinn·Philander Smith·Rust·Saint Paul's·Selma·Shaw·Simmons College (Ky.)·Southwestern Christian·Spelman·Stillman·St. Augustine's·Talladega·Texas College·Tougaloo·Tuskegee·Virginia Union·Virginia University·Voorhees·Wilberforce·Wiley·Xavier (Louisiana)

  15. Contact Information • We appreciate your feedback & comments. • Phone:404-974-9308 • E-mail: dolores.davis@ed.gov • Fax: 404-974-9321

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