Tuesday, June 8, 2010

U.S. Education Secretary Duncan to Address HU Ministers' Conference

U.S. Education Secretary Duncan to Address HU Ministers' Conference

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give a special address to attendees of the Hampton University Ministers' Conference on June 9 at 11 a.m. in the HU Convocation Center.

Recognizing the important role that ministers and other faith-based leaders play in their communities, HU President Dr. William R. Harvey invited Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss school reform and the need, value and goal of increasing the number of American citizens who become college graduates.

The 96th Annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference and 76th Annual Choir Directors' and Organists' Guild Workshop will be held on June 6-11 at Hampton University. The HU Ministers' Conference is the oldest and largest gathering of interdenominational African-American clergy in the world. Past attendees have included the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of Children's Defense Fund Marion Wright Edelman, and former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros.

Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

No comments:

Post a Comment