[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18233-18234]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING XAVIER UNIVERSITY, DILLARD UNIVERSITY AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 
                             AT NEW ORLEANS

  (Mr. JEFFERSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JEFFERSON. Mr. Speaker, as we honor Historically Black Colleges 
and

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Universities this week, I rise to applaud the commitment and tradition 
of HBCUs in my district. I am proud to say that in my district I am 
able to represent three of the most well-known HBCUs in the country: 
Xavier University, Dillard University and Southern University at New 
Orleans.
  Xavier University ranks among the top in sending African Americans to 
medical school and accounts for a large share of African American 
pharmacists nationwide.
  Dillard, highly regarded by U.S. News and World Report, has become 
widely known for its nursing program.
  After starting with only two buildings SUNO has produced leading 
African Americans in the disparate fields of social work and computer 
science.
  Collectively, these schools have served as profiles in courage and 
leadership as they rebuild in the face of Hurricane Katrina, which 
still threatens the future of all of them.
  They have done a great deal with sometimes lean resources; however, 
that is the signature of HBCUs across the Nation. As a proud graduate 
of Southern University in Baton Rouge, I have been one of the many 
beneficiaries of the positive, nurturing and high-quality education 
provided by these nationally significant institutions.
  I urge my colleagues to work towards ensuring that generations of 
African American students are able to benefit from the very special 
contribution that HBCUs provide to higher education.

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