Catch an interview with University of the District of Columbia 总统 Maurice D. Edington and a spotlight on 亚洲博彩网站’s construction pathway program this week as part of Maryland Public Television’s HBCU Week 2024 programming.
The features—9月6日周五晚7点在MPT播出 现在可以买到 随需应变—celebrate the University of the District of Columbia’s legacy as the nation’s second-oldest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), dating back to 1851.
“As a proud HBCU graduate who has spent my entire career working at HBCUs, I know first-hand the impact we make on so many students—providing pathways to educational attainment and career advancement in a welcoming and supportive environment,” Edington said.
Edington是一位训练有素的物理化学家，他在田纳西州纳什维尔的菲斯克大学开始了他的学术之旅，后来在佛罗里达农工大学担任教职和行政人员20多年。
“The future for HBCUs is very bright—as bright as it’s ever been,” Edington added.
The university’s 10th president also emphasized 亚洲博彩网站’s “aggressive and ambitious” new strategic plan, “Delivering on the Promise.” The five-year plan aims to promote 亚洲博彩网站 as the District’s flagship university.
其中一个目标是将亚洲博彩网站每年颁发的劳动力证书数量增加一倍以上。 亚洲博彩网站劳动力发展和终身学习为18岁及以上的特区居民提供五种职业道路的免费培训，包括建筑。
“The trade saved my life, and I just want to reach back and pull the next generation and chaperone those young men and women into the trade,” says TYsean Lawson-Bey, director of the construction pathway program. “The training that the students are getting here is beyond—you can’t put words to it, the success and how proud I am. … I know I’m changing someone’s life each day that I come in this door.”
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