Education

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02) announced 7 companies joining the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Partnership Challenge during the 5th Annual HBCU STEAM Days of Action event. The companies include Blockchain Association, Cintas, DataRobot, Enact, Grant Thornton LLP, Novartis, and Synchrony.

Washington, D.C.– The Fifth Annual HBCU STEAM Days of Action, hosted by the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) begins today. Over the past four years, the "day" has proven so successful that it was expanded to an entire week in 2021. HBCU STEAM Days of Action will be held virtually via Zoom starting today through April 1, 2021.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the Fifth Annual HBCU STEAM Days of Action to be held virtually via Zoom throughout the week of March 28, 2022.

CHARLOTTE – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced over $11 million for community projects in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Adams secured funding for these projects as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Community Project Funding requests that were included in the omnibus appropriations bill signed into law by President Biden this week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02), Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), and the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus celebrated the passage of H. Con. Res. 70, a resolution condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, CongresswomanAlma Adams (NC-12) delivered remarks on the floor of the House of Representative in support of H. Con. Res. 70, a resolution condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.

Washington, DC– Today, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) with Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) and Reps. Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Nikema Williams (D-GA), introduced the Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act, a bill to remove default records from the credit history of federal student loan borrowers who have consolidated their defaulted loan. This legislation is in partnership with Rep. Williams' Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credit Score Improvement Act and Rep.