“HBCU leaders were able to position our mission, vision and intentions regarding the sustainability of our universities,” Jackson-Hammond said. “We were heard and we all hope that intentional actions will occur.”
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Omarosa Manigault, director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison, all participated in the meetings, according to the university. Manigault is a Central State graduate.
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