Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12),Shontel Brown (OH-11), and Luz Rivas (CA-29) led 15 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Elliot Gaiser condemning the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel’s August 12, 2026, opinion. The opinion declares three National Science Foundation STEM programs unconstitutional and directs their termination.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, September 24, Congresswomen Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced the Higher Education Oversight for Nonprofits Ensuring Standards and Transparency Act, or the HONEST Act, to establish new safeguards for IRS investigations of colleges and universities.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) today announced that Johnson C. Smith University has received $1,031,000 in federal Community Project Funding for its Workforce Skills Enhancement through Equipment Initiative, an investment designed to strengthen STEM education, undergraduate research and career preparation at the university.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representative Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02) reintroduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black College and University Excellence Act, also known as the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, H.R. 8791.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, hosted the 8th Annual HBCU STEAM Days of Action in Washington, D.C. The two-day event brought together HBCU presidents, researchers, students, federal agency leaders, and Members of Congress to advance a shared agenda: securing the research infrastructure investments necessary for HBCUs to achieve R1 Carnegie Classification status and remain competitive in federal grant funding.