U.S. Military strengthens ties with African American colleges [View All]

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Big News Network.com Sunday 27th February, 2005

The Defense Department has signed a commitment with Alabama State University and several other Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The little publicized ceremony took place during the week at the DoD and HBCU African- American History Month observance and symposium in Montgomery, Alabama.

The first signers were Charles S. Abell, principal deputy undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, and Joe Lee, president of Alabama State University. 'It pledges us to support the executive order that the president has established on support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities,' Abell said after the signing. 'It reflects the Department of Defense's commitment to work with the HBCUs to provide opportunities for the young folks and opportunities for sharing of research, sciences and technology work and the availability of DoD resources to assist HBCUs
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