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WASHINGTON,
DC
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U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
HBCU
Executive
Order
signed
by
the
President
yesterday:
“HBCUs
are
not
only
special
institutions
that
are
deeply
rooted
in
our
country’s
history,
but
today,
they
continue
to
serve
nearly
300,000
students
a
year.
Many
of
our
aspiring
professionals
continue
to
look
at
our
HBCUs
as
their
education
institution
of
choice.
According
to
the
Department
of
Education,
nearly
eighty
percent
of
black
Americans
who
received
degrees
in
medicine
and
dentistry
were
trained
at
HBCUs.
Their
graduates
also
make
up
nearly
seventy
percent
of
our
black
officers
who
serve
in
the
armed
forces.
There
is
no
question
our
HBCUs
produce
talented
graduates
that
go
on
to
lead
in
our
corporate,
public,
and
government
sectors.
Yesterday I
had
the
opportunity
to
engage
with
about
ninety
HBCU
Presidents
and
Chancellors,
and
it
was
a
rewarding
and
enlightening
experience.
It
only
helped
to
reinforce
my
commitment
to
help
bring
HBCUs
to
the
forefront
of
the
national
higher
ed
conversation. I
am
glad
to
see
our
current
administration
has
placed
an
emphasis
on
the
significant
contributions
made
by
our
HBCUs,
and
has
taken
steps
to
implement
a
clear
path
forward
to
embolden
their
future.
The
HBCU
Executive
Order
signed
by
the
President
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction,
and
I
think
it
will
continue
to
give
these
prominent
institutions
the
attention
they
have
earned
and
deserve.
I
am
optimistic
that
by
encouraging
private-sector
partnerships,
creating
elementary
and
secondary
school
outreach
programs,
and
instituting
a
White
House
Board
of
Advisers
on
HBCUs
we
will
see
our
HBCUs
not
only
flourish,
but
thrive.”
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