WASHINGTON — Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities say they hope high-profile graduates in the Biden administration, including Vice President Kamala Harris, will push for increased federal support for their institutions.
Harris attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., and is the first HBCU graduate to occupy the vice president’s office. Michael Regan, the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, attended North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro — another HBCU.
“I think we are cautiously optimistic that the presence of HBCU graduates in this administration and Cabinet really sends a strong signal that these institutions will be prioritized,” Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., said in an interview.
