Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to guarantee that graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a formal role in shaping the state’s higher education policies. The University System of Georgia’s (USG) Board of Regents, which governs the state’s 26 public colleges and universities, is composed of 19 members—five appointed at-large and 14 representing congressional districts. Floyd Griffin, a Tuskegee University alum and state representative for Georgia’s 149th district, recently introduced House Bill 203, requiring at least one at-large member of the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to be an HBCU graduate. Georgia is home to 10
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