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# U.S. Department of Education Announces National HBCU Week Conference

# U.S. Department of Education Announces National HBCU Week Conference

September 6, 2023

**Contact:  **press@ed.gov

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Today,  the Biden-Harris administration is announcing that it will host the 2023  National HBCU Week Conference in Arlington, Virginia on September 24-28th. The  annual National HBCU Week Conference is the nation's premier convening of key  influencers in the HBCU space. This announcement comes during the third stop of  the Department of Education’s “Back to School Bus Tour,” where Secretary  Cardona will visit a Missouri HBCU, Harris-Stowe State University to highlight  the administration’s unprecedented support for HBCUs and student, including  $7.3 billion in cumulative investments directly to HBCUs to  date.

The Biden-Harris administration is  also announcing its 12th Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV)  grant to Dillard University to address bomb threats the school received.  Dillard, which is an HBCU located in New Orleans, Louisiana, was awarded over  $287,000 to hire two fulltime mental health counselors to support university  community members who are still managing anxiety following the incident. Dillard will also be using SERV funds for one year support  of teletherapy for every member of the university community, as well as  training programs for faculty, students, and staff to help cope and recover  from the trauma caused by the incident. Dillard joins several HBCUs  that have been previously awarded Project SERV grants.

“Historically Black Colleges and  Universities have embodied leadership, excellence, and innovation for  centuries, continually punching above their weight and producing  barrier-breaking graduates in every field imaginable,” said U.S. Secretary of  Education Miguel Cardona. “President Biden’s support for HBCUs has resulted in  record investments in these institutions, and our National HBCU Week Conference  gives higher education leaders, public officials, advocates and outside  partners an opportunity to build on this momentum. At a time when the  principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in higher education are  under attack across our country, working together to support HBCUs and the  students they serve is more important than ever before.”

The theme for this year’s HBCU Week Conference  is *Raising the Bar: Forging Excellence through Innovation & Leadership.* HBCU Week provides administrators, faculty, and students an opportunity to meet  and interact with key leaders, including federal agency officials and financial  executives, private sector representatives and business professionals, and  financial aid executives. The conference will include remarks from U.S.  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and senior administration officials, and  it provides direct information to HBCU administrators and leaders on the  subjects related to promoting educational excellence, innovation, and  equity.

“HBCUs have been critically important to  providing educational opportunity for generations of Black Americans and  broader communities of color,” said Executive Director of the White House  Initiative on HBCUs Dr. Dietra Trent. “HBCU Week will feature workshops,  engagements, keynote addresses and interactive exhibits that will connect vital  federal and private resources to the HBCU community.”

The National HBCU Week Conference is  coordinated by the White House Initiative on HBCUs in close consultation with  the Executive Office of the President and the U.S. Department of Education. The  event provides an opportunity for federal agencies, private sector companies  and philanthropic organizations to convene and provide useful information and  successful models to improve instruction, degree completion and federal  engagement, all of which strengthen the role of HBCUs.

Some of the sessions will be presented by:
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of State
- General Services Administration

The full 2023 National  HBCU Week Conference agenda is available here. Interested press can submit their request to cover certain  portions in person at pressRSVP@ed.gov.
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