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time to end her presidency, but continue the rally for HBCUs. “After that landmark decision that eviscerated affirmative action, that let me know my voice is needed on a larger, national, unrestricted platform,” said Glover. “It’s time to move past ‘what is the relevance of HBCUs’ to ‘the need for HBCUs.’ There’s always an
to help institutions start, or add to their endowments which resulted in AKA awarding $50,000-$100,000 to institutions to HBCUs before Dr. Glover’s presidential term with the sorority ended in July 2022. Dr. Glover is ready for a deep dive in her role as Vice Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs. She wants to lean in on her experience testifying before Congress and advising policymakers to implement a sustainable structure for HBCUs. “My skill set, my leadership abilities, my voice is needed now more than ever on a much larger platform as we fight to protect access and equity in higher education,” said Dr. Glover during her announcement. “As the daughter of a civil rights leader, I know that we must have leaders …who are well prepared for this good fight and will gear up for the battle that we now have in higher education–the fight for access and equity. I will continue to address these issues but from a different unrestricted platform.”
listen for directions. I focus on students and their success.”
asterisk behind our achievements, but we all know who produces more lawyers and doctors.” While National President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Dr. Glover has shown a genuine commitment to HBCUs by raising $2.1 million to distribute amongst every accredited, four-year HBCU. During her four-year term with the sorority, she set out
Graduating to a National Platform Dr. Glover announced her retirement in August, stating after the 2023-24 school year, she would devote her next chapter to the legacy of civil rights and education justice. The recent Supreme Court decision in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, helped solidify that it was
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