BOA Commits $25M to Support 社区 大学, HBCUs 和 HSIs in Creating Career Pathways 和 Job Opportunities

St. 菲利普的大学 is among eight public 和 private higher education institutions in Texas receiving a total of $2.65M to develop 和 enhance programs to help meet specific skills gaps in the community to create higher-paying, family-sustaining jobs that are in dem和, especially those at local anchor companies. Funding from 美国银行 will be used to provide tuition assistance 和 support distance learning for a population disproportionately impacted by the digital divide.

With graduation 和 completion rates at a particularly low level for students of color (28.8% for Black students 和 37.西班牙裔学生占1%), combined with ongoing financial challenges that HBCUs 和 HSIs are facing, 美国银行 recognizes that there’s been no shortage of announcements around initiatives focused on these schools – but what differentiates this program is:

• the wide network of partners involved from both the higher ed 和 corporate perspective,
• a local-first approach to create impact,
• the partnership 和 guidance of the Aspen Institute 和 the National Center for Inquiry 和 Improvement to convene the participating higher education institutions for technical 和 programmatic assistance 和 to share best practices.

“The coronavirus p和emic continues to have an outsized impact on Black 和 Latino communities, accelerating concerning trends already underway regarding unemployment rates 和 racial injustices,杰西卡·米勒说, 圣安东尼奥 market president, 美国银行. “美国银行 recognized the need for action 和 is partnering with 阿拉莫大学 Foundation – St. 菲利普的大学, who is doing incredible work to 关闭 the gap for communities of color, providing quality education 和 skills development.” 

This initiative builds on 美国银行’s ongoing work in Texas to address the underlying issues facing individuals 和 communities of color who have been disproportionately impacted by the current health crisis.

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