Dallas, TX - Paul Quinn College will host a town hall meeting with Dr. John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities tonight in the Grand Lounge of the Cottrell Student Union Building beginning at 7 p.m. The special event will explore some of the most pressing and provocative issues connected to the preservation and revitalization of the nation’s HBCUs.
Dr. Wilson was appointed Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by President Barack Obama in July 2009. He serves as an advisor to the Secretary of Education and works closely with the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs and more than 30 federal agencies that award grants and contracts to HBCUs in support of their operations.