I want to say hello to those who are watching this through the lifestream and through cspan2. This is a great day to have a great conversation about Higher Education and particularly the role of historically black universities and colleges. In 1997 i worked with an educational project. A number of you know the dr. Is that public hbc you. Some of you know his private hbc. He spent time in washington, d. C. As a kennedy appointee to the peace corps. Number of you know him through his work as a pastor. In 1997 we had an opportunity to sit in the lovely room. With a donor who owns a very large and very Famous Family foundation. The head of that walked into the room. And she said, can ask a questi question . Is there a need for blackblack colleges today and doctor proctor leaned back in his seat and he said maam, if you make can i restructure the question. The question is not, whether there is a need for hbcus today, the question is, where would america be today without them. And so she nod
I want to say hello to those who are watching this through the lifestream and through cspan2. This is a great day to have a great conversation about Higher Education and particularly the role of historically black universities and colleges. In 1997 i worked with an educational project. A number of you know the dr. Is that public hbc you. Some of you know his private hbc. He spent time in washington, d. C. As a kennedy appointee to the peace corps. Number of you know him through his work as a pastor. In 1997 we had an opportunity to sit in the lovely room. With a donor who owns a very large and very Famous Family foundation. The head of that walked into the room. And she said, can ask a questi question . Is there a need for blackblack colleges today and doctor proctor leaned back in his seat and he said maam, if you make can i restructure the question. The question is not, whether there is a need for hbcus today, the question is, where would america be today without them. And so she nod