News: Congressman Bobby Scott on Higher Ed at UDC Black History Month 


7:16 pm

As food caterers set up, attendees are flying in the Student Center from both side of the elevator on the A level to attend the conference that has started. As Erik Thompson, Vice president of Real Estate Facilities informs guests about our magnificent Lee Platinum building, up next came Troy A Stovall, Chief Operating Officer of Operations, introducing Booby Scott and his engagement for the campus, while more camps of students continue to arrive. As, Bobby Scott congratulate enthusiastically UDC’s building accomplishments, two minutes within the room is fully filled by a coalition of students as it was expected.

7:36pm

Congressman Bobby Scott, invited key speaker begins his speech elaborating on the importance of higher education in this month of Black History, and urge students to stay in schools. As Scott starts the conference, he automatically caught the audience undivided attention. Scott discussed about a bill he's been working on to help ex prisoner with second chance opportunity working in their community and above; he insisted how they deserve programs rather than just money; additionally, he implored the corrupted white supremacy that keeps a high number of African Americans in prison for minor felony with major charges of years in incarnation.

7:51pm

Having attended prestigious schools such as Harvard, Scott gave pertinent highlight by comparing the U.S education system to other countries. Americans, are more and more traveling to European countries such as Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Norway and Finland for cheap undergraduate studies according to CNN Money news, whereas the U.S government can regulate the school system to allow affordable education for all. Scott strongly believes that free or low cost education is possible in the United States. He goes on to explain how decrease on student interest loans and Pell grant can help student to want to acquire higher education level; Scott affirmed that if the U.S presidents now and then make it their first priority; meaning to create a bill that needs to be passed by congress. Also, once it reaches that point, the Democrats, and Republicans working together and avoid putting the issue on filibuster for the common benefit of the future generation, it is sure possible.

8:19pm

Congressman Scott finally touched on many other issues happening in the black community such as Black on Black crimes, voting, and lack of resources available to Blacks, and managing our money properly. Consequently, he believes that access to college is as much important as getting ourselves used to inform about where our trillion of tax money goes, and getting knowledge on government entities to raise our voices and act for eventual changes in years to come.