CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After meeting with members of President Donald Trump's cabinet, the head of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte said he's optimistic that the executive order promoting historically black colleges and universities will help his school.
“Historically black colleges and universities are getting national attention, and we've got to seize that opportunity,” JCSU President Ronald Carter said.
Carter was among dozens of leaders from schools such as JCSU who were invited to the White House ahead of a new executive order specific to historically black colleges and universities, which Trump named a White House priority and to which he promised more commitment, resources and funding.
Carter said that financial need has reached into the millions at JCSU.
“We need that kind of help, and our students need that help,” Carter said.
He said university officials discount tuition for more than 90 percent of the students, and continue to do that to keep them enrolled.
“My cash flow is minus $7 million a year because that's how committed we are to our students,” Carter said.
His commitment to JCSU students is also why he traveled to Washington, he said.
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