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Proclamation 9326

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2015

President Obama proclaimed September 20-26, 2015 as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, calling on educators, public officials, corporations, and Americans to observe the week with programs honoring HBCUs' contributions. The proclamation includes aspirational language about supporting HBCUs but contains no binding policy directives, funding mechanisms, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 57507

Impact dates

  1. National HBCU Week ends

  2. National HBCU Week begins

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • September 20-26, 2015 designated as National HBCU Week

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text references prior administration commitments ('hundreds of millions of dollars,' 'community college free') but these are descriptive of past actions, not new directives; 'all Federal agencies are expected to assist' is rhetorical without enforcement mechanism
Proclamation 9326: National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2015 · Executive Orders