On Monday, October 4, 2021, from 8:30 AM CT – 2:00 PM CT, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), will host the 2021 Arkansas Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Summit at Philander Smith College in Little Rock.
Following the HBCU Summit, Rep. Hill will be hosting a small job fair for Arkansas HBCU students which will run from 2:00 PM CT-5:00 PM CT.
Rep. Hill will be joined by Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the HBCU Caucus; Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr., President, Philander Smith College; Dr. Carlos Clark, President, Arkansas Baptist College; O. Jerome Green, President, Shorter College; and Dr. Laurence B. Alexander, Chancellor, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
The event will also feature a keynote speaker, Asahi Pompey, Partner, Global Head of Corporate Engagement & President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Goldman Sachs.
The event will be open to members of the press.
- WHO: Rep. French Hill, Rep. Alma Adams, Dr. Roderick Smothers, Dr. Laurence Alexander, Jerome Green, Dr. Carlos Clark, and Asahi Pompey
- WHAT: 2021 Arkansas HBCU Summit
- WHEN: Monday, October 4, 2021, from 8:30 AM CT-2:00 PM CT, remarks from Rep. Hill and Rep. Adams to begin at 8:35 AM CT, Keynote Speaker Pompey’s remarks to begin at 11:30 AM CT
- WHERE: Philander Smith College
Harry R. Kendall Health and Science Center
900 W Daisy L Gatson Bates Dr
Little Rock, AR 72202
Further inquiries can be directed to Dan Schneider who can be reached at Dan.Schneider@mail.house.gov or (202) 981-3451.
Original source can be found here.
