Claflin University News December 8, 2020 CLAFLIN PRESIDENT CO-WRITES OP ED FOR WASHINGTON POST AND IS FEATURED ON HBCU DIGEST President Dwaun J. Warmack and Langston University President Kent Smith Jr. wrote a joint opinion piece that was featured on The Washington Post's website titled, "It's time to finally give incarcerated people access to Pell grants." In the op ed, the presidents speak on the importance of incarcerated students receiving a fair education, Claflin's Center for Social Justice and HBCUs' unique role in expanding access to higher education. Click here<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/30/its-time-finally-give-incarcerated-people-access-pell-grants/> to read the article. President Warmack and President Smith also discussed their advocacy for the Second Chance Pell Grant Program this week on HBCU Digest. Click here<https://www.hbcudigest.com/p/second-chance-pell-hbcu-claflin-langston> to watch the interview. Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/