Government, the arrival of the first enslaved africans, the experiences of women, and the enslavement of native americans. Northern Virginia Community college and the office of Historic Alexandria cohosted this event. Welcome. In case you are wondering about cameras, cspan is covering this tonight for us. It will be broadcast may be a week from now. Year, we hold a lecture series in memory of a colleague who passed away a few years ago. Joseph winthrop, a dedicated and compassionate professor and social activist. And thees over there, woman who was married to him for many years is sitting here marilyn, glad to have you with us. Panell complete this tomorrow at the alexandria campus, because we are all professors at the alexandria northern Virginia Community college. Alexandra is a treat for history. And it is a treat to have these professors in a setting like the lyceum. We can rub shoulders with the ghost of the past. Yearhts topic is the 1619, a turning point not only for jamestown b
Doctor. This is my hobby. I love the educational fact that we are trying to keep this alive. I try to make it enjoyable and let them know how important it is to understand what the history was. Is basically a mobile emergency room. You have heard of mash, mobile Army Surgical hospital. This is a mobile emergency room. Like any emergency room we assess, treat, stabilize, and we get them out. Asare basically located close to the front lines as possible. Weve got to be, because we have troopers coming in here in pretty bad shape. The battalion aid station operates just behind the lines. Corpsman trained demonstrates his value, taking the many jobs physicians would have to perform, freeing the doctors to give attention to more serious cases. The medics, the real heroes of the war, are triaging gunshots with mortar rounds going all over the place. They will triage in the field. They come to one guy with a cut on his shoulder and say put a bandage on you and get to the rear. The second guy h
It with a the understanding their questions come after all members complete their questions. The committee is meeting notice a legislative hearing to hear testimony onening anyone eninnings of enable mobile. The Critical Role of Community Colleges, black colleges and universes and minority serving institutions in preparing students for success. Pursuant to Committee Rules 7c, ohm statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member and this allows to us hear from the witnesses sooner and provide all member with adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an openings statement. Today we will examine the credit cal role of hbcus, able to College Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and Community Colleges in providing low income students and students of color with a quality Higher Education. Our first three bipartisan hearings have so clearly demonstrated that a College Degree remains the surest path to Financial Stability for americans across
Colleges, black colleges and universities and minorityserving institutions in preparing students for success. Pursuant to committee rules, Opening Statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member. This is to allow us to hear from witnesses sooner and allow adequate time for questions. I recognize myself now for an opening statement. Examine thel Critical Role of historicallyblack colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and universities, and Community Colleges in providing lowincome students and students of color with a quality Higher Education. Our first three bipartisan hearings have clearly demonstrated that a College Degree remains the surest path to Financial Stability for americans across the country. This is particularly true for lowincome students and students of color, whose educational and workforce opportunities have historically been limited i enter generational poverty and systemic racism. Studies show students with income and the bottom of distribution can double
Test. Test. We also know that while these institutions are doing the most work to close that achievement gap, and advance economic mobility, theyre severely underresourced. Its great to see the Community Coming together in a bipartisan way to prioritize and address this issue, and i look forward to working with all of you on this. Madam chairwoman, id like to enter into the record this report by the United Negro College fund, which is led by my close friend, michael lomax, who actually the emcee when i was sworn in to congress in our event just recently, entitled the hcbus make america strong, the positive impact of historically black colleges and universities. So ordered. Thank you. The 2017 report found that the total Economic Impact in the u. S. Is 14. 8 billion annually. The equivalent of ranking among the top 200 corporations on the fortune 500 list. In maryland, we have four hbcus that generate 1 billion in economic output and 10,000 jobs. A maryland graduate can expect to make a