Washington DC—This week, it was announced President Bush intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU):

• Belinda Childress Anderson, of Virginia
  President, Virginia Union University (VA)

• Delbert W. Baker, of Alabama
  President, Oakwood College (AL)

• Brett Everett Fuller, of Virginia
  President and co-founder of African American Resource Ministries (AARM) (VA)

• Ivory V. Nelson, of Pennsylvania
  President, Lincoln University (PA)

• Beverly Daniel Tatum, of Georgia
  President, Spelman College (GA)

The President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities advises the President and the Secretary of Education on strengthening these institutions. The Board also issues an annual report to the President on HBCU participation in federal programs, advises the Secretary of Education on increasing the federal role in strengthening HBCUs, and reports to the President on how to increase the private sector role in strengthening these institutions.

More information about Historically Black Colleges and Universities is available at http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-index.html.

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