.@KamalaHarris has provided additional attention on HBCUs as an alum, but she has been involved in policies to benefit HBCUs as a Senator. 1/
She was involved in bipartisan legislation for HBCU historic preservation.
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She was an original co-sponsor of the HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act. 3/
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Senator Harris was part of a group of senators who wrote to U.S. News & World Report urging them "to further change their methodology for college rankings by more expansively considering a school’s diversity, inclusion, and representation." 4/
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I have always hated US News rankings. They wrote "As the leading mass media ranking outlet, we fear U.S. News continues to create a perverse incentive for schools to adopt or maintain policies that perpetuate social and economic inequalities." AMEN! 5/
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Harris is a co-sponsor of the What You Can Do For Your Country Act, "a bill that would substantially overhaul improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program." 6/
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Co-sponsored America's College Promise Act including "a new grant program to provide pathways to success at (HBCUs)... covering a significant portion of tuition and fees for low-income students..." 7/
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And she helped reintroduce the Debt-Free College Act. Add this to her fighting predatory for profit colleges and she has a pretty solid higher ed and HBCU resume. 8/8
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