It’s National HBCU week, celebrating the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In Florida, that’s Tallahassee’s Florida A&M University, which holds a special place in Bill Lowman’s heart. His wife is a FAMU psychology professor, and Lowman’s daughter is a graduate, who received a full scholarship.
“So, all of the wonderful, intelligent, powerful people who come through that institution—some of them, I get to call them my friend, almost family,” said Lowman. “And, it is a great center of enrichment for this community.”
Lowman made those comments Thursday during Florida State University’s community dialogue series. He spoke on the importance and future of HBCUs around the nation. Including FAMU, there are more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
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