Landrieu warned of "a very harmful impact" on students and historically black colleges and universities in Louisiana.

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Today, at America's 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, our young men and women prepare to do both.

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The young men take pride in their school as they stride through the hallways lined with banners from Ivy League and historically black colleges and universities and into classrooms where Mac laptops await them.

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It's a familiar story at colleges across the country, especially at historically black colleges and universities where, in some cases, up to 95 percent of students rely on financial aid to fund their education.

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And to ensure that all our students have every chance to live up to their full potential, this legislation also increases support for our Minority Serving Institutions, including our Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to keep them as strong as ever in this new century.

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The Initiative may collaborate with the White House Initiatives on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Asian-American and Pacific Islanders, and (consistent with section 3(c) of this order) Historically Black Colleges and Universities, whenever appropriate in light of their shared objectives.

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She and my father met at Kentucky State College, which was one of the HBCUs - the historically all-black colleges and universities - back in the' 60s.

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While historically black colleges make up only 3 percent of the colleges and universities in the United States, they award 27 percent of the bachelor's degrees earned by black students nationwide.

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