focused on the issues. there are people hurting in this country for different reasons. we have significant issues whether it s gun violence or income inequality. i think those issues need to be addressed. what we do at howard is try to produce young people who can go out in the world and solve those big problems. how are young people today dealing with the cost of tuition that come from familys that don t have money? it s difficult. it s definitely an issue. at howard we give tuition rebates. we re starting to create a two-year track. we ve allowed students to go to summer school for free. they are making good progress and have zero balance in the spring. we ve done some innovative things and our graduation is up as a result. we re trying to attack that issue by giving students an opportunity to me tick late more quickly and give parents an alternative from taking up loans such as a tuition rebate. kamala harris, one of your graduates. one of my alums.
i mean, it s right to left, and you re in the air and you somehow hit that ball right there and it doesn t even touch the net, that s magical. tell you about this guy s gift in life. he has talent like something. he does, but i think the other talent that he has is his humanity. i think he s a very, very good american, very, very good human being, and i think that comes out in interaction, you play four and a half hours of golf with someone, you can really see a lot of their genuine character, and he s just as nice as he appears. let s talk about golf as game, i m trying to learn it, which is dangerous at my age, but i m trying. i do think it s mental, although there s some really stupid brilliant golfers out there, some politicians i know. but howard, i got an honorary degree there a few years ago. it s fantastic that school, i think people should pay this attention, the greatest orchestra i ve ever heard at a college, without a doubt the best speakers. john legend was there, and
howard law school s first dean. it s long been difficult to assess by the access by communities of color with barriers ranging from hard line racist practices to more systemic practices involving the locations of the courses. the president of howard university spoke to reporters about the significance of curry s gift. let s listen. i want to also address mr. curry. you know, we are in a very interesting time in our country and our nation s history, no doubt about that. there s a lot for us to be cynical about, a lot for us to be disappointed by, especially in terms of the rhetoric. but one of the things that i think we all must make sure we double down on is investing in the people who invest in us, and one of the things that we have to take pause today among everything else happening is to realize that mr. curry represents what is great about america. i m joined by the president of howard university, president
secretary of education. tell us about howard. howard is a historically black college and university. about 10,000 students, 44 states and countries. if you look at what we do in terms of graduation rates in terms of giving access and the opportunity for students, we do a great job. we re the number one producer of all the african-american physicians in this country. the largest number have come from howard university. how are people of color this your community where you lead dealing with trump? this too shall pass is one attitude. what s your attitude? my attitude is that i think the pendulum swings in this country, and i think when you have a george bush, you end one a barack obama, and you end up as some people would say in my community with a donald trump. and hopefully again it will swing back. i think there s always some self-correction. however, in the moment right now i think we must not be distract bid the rhetoric but must be