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Congresswoman Wilson, Chair of Higher Education Subcommittee, Closely Monitoring Threats Against HBCUs In light of Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country receiving alarming threats, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson – Chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee – issued the following statement: "As Chair of the House Higher… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson announced that in 2022 Florida Memorial University and Florida International University will receive $2,400,000 and $31.8 million, respectively, from the Department of Defense, in S.1605, the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022."I am proud to announce that with the final passage of the National… Read more »

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, chair of the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, along with Reps. Bowman, Hayes, Garcia, Bustos, and Gallego, led a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott, and Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth calling for investments in the Build Back Better Act to… Read more »

Pressure builds on Democratic leadership over HBCU funding The Hill / Aris Folley / September 22, 2021 Pressure is building on Democratic leadership to ensure the party's $3.5 trillion social spending package includes more grant funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members and advocacy groups are seeking changes to… Read more »

Black Lawmakers Put Pressure On Democratic Party To Increase HBCU Funding IHeart 107.5 / Ryan Shepard / September 22, 2021 Black lawmakers are putting pressure on the Democratic Party's leadership in regards to the Biden Administration's $3.5 trillion social spending package proposal. Initially, the package included $45 billion for historically Black colleges and universities. However,… Read more »

2022 Best Colleges in the U.S.: Harvard, Stanford, MIT Take Top Rankings The Wall Street Journal / David M. Ewalt / September 21, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot about higher education. But some things remain constant: The top tier of the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings is packed with familiar names, with Harvard University claiming the top… Read more »

House Panel Spars Over Reconciliation Package's Higher Ed Provisions NASFAA / Hugh T. Ferguson / September 10, 2021 In a lengthy markup the House Education and Labor Committee advanced their portion of the reconciliation package that would invest roughly $111 billion in funding for programs related to higher education. The 28-22 vote to move the package's education and labor related… Read more »

On Friday, September 10, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted to advance the portion of the Build Back Better Act that falls under the jurisdiction of the Education and Labor Committee. The historic package invests $761 billion to lower the cost of childcare, expand access to quality education, and help Americans secure good-paying jobs. Congresswoman Wilson, who chairs the… Read more »

Frederica Wilson Brings Back the Quality Higher Education Act" Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / September 9, 2021 At the end of last month, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, brought back the "Quality Higher Education Act." The bill "enhances the accreditation system to ensure that colleges are… Read more »