Three students from Mississippi colleges have been selected as esteemed HBCU White House Scholars.
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities White House Scholar Initiative recognizes HBCU students across the United States for their academics, leadership, and communal upliftment. The program also highlights students pursuing their degrees across many disciplines, further showcasing the diversity of an HBCU education.
Through this honor, members attend monthly classes with diverse professionals, regional events, and virtual sessions. Moreover, they participate in leadership development opportunities while also meeting with White House officials to discuss solutions to better support HBCUs.
Scholars are also encouraged to share this knowledge and resources when returning to campus. For these students at the Mississippi schools, it is an honor to represent their historic HBCUs on a national scale.
“I believe that having Tougaloo students involved in this program is reinvigorating the flame that Tougaloo already had, but I feel like has been forgotten about,” Hoskins said to the news outlet. “Tougaloo has always produced amazing scholars. It’s one of the top HBCUs in the country.”
The computer science major added, “It’s very exciting to be a part of this cohort… (and) being able to be placed with like-minded students that have worked just as hard as you. You know, when you’re around excellence, you’re going to produce excellent work. So I want to work hard or keep working hard because I’m part of this. I’m now an HBCU White House Scholar.”
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Source: Black Enterprise
