WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is holding an annual gathering for presidents of historically black colleges and universities amid strained ties with school leaders.
The event has been trimmed to a two-day summit – furthering aggravating school officials already frustrated with the White House’s slow pace on its promises to them.
Trump promised support for the schools during his presidential campaign and Black History Month meetings, when college presidents posed for pictures with him in the White House.
FILE – In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. There likely will be few smiles on the faces of presidents of historically black colleges and universities on their second visit to the White House this year. An annual gathering in the nation’s capital for the nation’s HBCUs has been reduced to a two-day summit, further aggravating college officials who are already frustrated with the White House’s slow pace on its promises to them. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)
Trump won’t be at the White House to receive them this time: His schedule puts him in New York for the U.N. General Assembly.
Advocates for the schools say there has been little to no action from the Trump administration.
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