Howard University leader Dr. Wayne Frederick wants President Obama to include the country’s 107 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in his plan to lower the cost of community colleges to zero.
[quote_box_center]From NBC Washington: Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick wants the White House to take its free community college proposal a step further and include historically black colleges and universities.
Howard senior Kevin Peterman, who is the first in his family to go to college, wants to see others get the same benefits of higher education.
“It wasn’t supposed to happen, if you really look at the finances of my family and what we had to offer,” Peterman said.
Frederick believes President Barack Obama’s plan to lower the cost of two years of community college to zero should include historically black colleges and universities.[/quote_box_center]
