Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Discuss Education Equity at 2012 National Urban League Conference in New Orleans

John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), will participate in a panel discussion at the 2012 National Urban League Annual Conference on Friday, July 27, in New Orleans. In the session, “Building Education Partnerships: Support, Achievement and Opportunity,” Wilson will discuss education equity and the components of effective public-private partnerships in higher education.

The mission of the National Urban League movement is to enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights. The theme of this year’s conference, which is underway through Saturday, July 28, is “Occupy the Vote: Employment and Education Empower the Nation.”