By Amber D. Dodd Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., joined regional economic partners to discuss “HBCUs as Catalysts for Regional Inclusive Economic Growth.” The event centered on the release of a study which detailed Howard’s $1.575 billion economic impact in the Washington, DC region and the similar impact other HBCUs have on communities around the country. “In addition to thought and cultural leadership, Howard University has long been an engine of economic equity in the District of Columbia and the surrounding Washington metropolitan area,” said President Vinson. “This is just the latest example of the concrete, measurable, and
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