TMCF President and CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams has released the following statement on President Biden exiting the 2024 campaign for President:
22 Julio 2024 - 10:00AM
“No presidential administration in our nation’s history has been
more intentional about investing in HBCUs than the Biden
administration.
Over the course of the past three-and-a-half
years, through the work of the Biden administration with the
support of Congress, HBCUs have seen tremendous progress as it
relates to increases in Title III discretionary funding, which
supports capacity building efforts at HBCUs. Additionally,
the Biden administration has consistently requested significant
increases in the president’s recommended budgets for all student
aid programs including the Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study and the
Federal Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (FSEOG).
Increases in these programs, while benefiting low-income students
regardless of where they attend, have an outsized impact on HBCUs,
who specialize in serving students with high-levels of financial
need.
In regards to research investment, the
administration is to be specifically applauded for making history
by awarding the first-ever University Affiliated Research Center
(UARC) to Howard University in 2023 and for developing and
advocating for the HBCU MSI Research and Development Infrastructure
fund, which has invested $50 million dollars each of the last two
years into the research infrastructure at HBCUs and minority
serving institutions. The administration is also to be lauded for
its engagement on the issue of the historic underfunding of our
publicly-supported HBCUs at a state level, which is a problem most
acute at, but not unique to, our 1890 Land-Grant institutions.
All of these accomplishments and highlights as
president are predated by his support of the only HBCU in his
home-state of Delaware, Delaware State University, where the
students served as his earliest volunteers during his first
statewide campaign in 1972. As the former president of Delaware
State, I can attest that the legacy and impact of President Biden
will be felt on that campus for generations to come.
Thank you, President Biden, for your five
decades of service to your country and for being an ally and friend
to HBCUs all along the way. We look forward to continuing to work
with the Biden administration over the next six months to continue
the progress we have made thus far for HBCUs and the students they
serve.”
About Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Established in 1987, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is
the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the
Black College Community. TMCF member schools include the publicly
supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities and
Predominantly Black Institutions, enrolling nearly 80% of all
students attending black colleges and universities. Through
scholarships, capacity building and research initiatives,
innovative programs, and strategic partnerships, TMCF is a vital
resource in the K-12 and higher education space. The organization
is also the source of top employers seeking top talent for
competitive internships and good jobs. TMCF is a 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt, charitable organization. For more information about
TMCF, visit www.tmcf.org.
Clara Ross Stamps
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund
240-931-0696
clara.stamps@tmcf.org