Congressman Cohen Welcomes the Second Annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) joined his Congressional colleagues with the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) Caucus in welcoming the second annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill. This annual event brings together education and industry leaders and Members of Congress for a collective day of advocacy for our nation's 102 HBCUs and their 300,000 students.
During STEAM Day the coalition will meet with Republican and Democratic Members of Congress in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. The Senate and House Appropriations Committees, House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, Congressional Black Caucus, House Education and Labor Committee, and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will host meetings with the group. More than 40 Members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will meet with the coalition.
"As a member of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, I'm proud to welcome our nation's HBCUs to Capitol Hill for the second annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action," said Congressman Cohen. "HBCUs, such as LeMoyne-Owen in Memphis, are drivers of their local economies and help prepare our nation's students for 21st Century opportunities. HBCU STEAM Day helps to demonstrate the importance of ensuring that our HBCUs have the tools and resources not only to survive, but to thrive. I look forward to our caucus continuing to work together to secure greater resources for our schools."
Schools and HBCU Advocacy Groups involved in the Capitol Hill visit include: the United Negro College Fund, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, 1890 Universities Foundation, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, National Association for Equal Opportunity, Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering, Norfolk State University, Central State University, LeMoyne-Owen University, Winston-Salem State University, Howard University, Arkansas Baptist College, Tougaloo University, Talladega University, Clark Atlanta University, West Virginia State University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Denmark Technical College, Johnson C. Smith University, Huston- Tillotson University, Florida Memorial University, Morgan State University, Stillman University, Virginia State University, Fort Valley State University, Alabama A&M University, Rust College, Morehouse University, Bowie State University, Alcorn State University, St. Phillip's College, Philander Smith College, Texas College, Delaware State University, Wiberforce University, Allen University, Saint Augustine University, State, Miles College, Virginia Union University, Tuskegee University, Shorter College, Paine College, Livingston College, Bethune-Cookman University, Barbara-Scotia College, Fayetteville State University, Fisk University, Shaw University, Elizabeth City State University, Morris College, Oakwood University, Clark Atlanta University, Lane College, Lincoln University, North Carolina A&T State University, Southern University and A&M College, Bennett College, Kentucky State College, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Benedict College, Langston University, Jarvis Christian College, Spelman College, Dillard University, Hampton University, Tennessee State University, Voorhees College, and Edward Waters College.