Presidential Document2022-20004
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2022
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September 14, 2022
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September 9, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 56241-56242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20004]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Proclamation 10443 of September 9, 2022
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, Hispanic students make up nearly 20 percent of
college undergraduates in the United States. They are
our future leaders--the next generation of doctors and
teachers, entrepreneurs and artists, first responders
and scientists, elected officials and activists.
Ensuring that these young people are prepared to take
on the challenges of tomorrow is critical to the future
of our Nation.
That is why this week we celebrate Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs), which foster cultures of belonging
and respect on their campuses and offer Hispanic
students a nurturing, inclusive environment to learn
and grow. Recently, I was pleased to award the
Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Julieta
Garc[iacute]a, the first Mexican-American woman to lead
the University of Texas at Brownsville, a center of
excellence for countless students who have been
inspired by her example. Committed to the value of
education as a critical tool to uplift an entire
community, Dr. Garc[iacute]a has demonstrated how HSIs
can enable student success across the country.
My Administration knows that more needs to be done to
support these places of higher learning that stand for
the ideals of opportunity, dignity, and respect.
Despite their many accomplishments, HSIs have been hit
hard in recent years. Data show that Hispanic
undergraduate enrollment has fallen by 7 percent since
the pandemic began, and for the first time in 20 years,
the number of these institutions has declined. That is
why we are strengthening our commitment to help HSIs
provide a pathway to opportunity and economic mobility
for their students.
My Administration has invested approximately $11
billion from our American Rescue Plan to keep students
and staff at HSIs safe from the COVID-19 pandemic and
provide students emergency grants so they can stay
enrolled. I also signed a bill to increase the maximum
Pell Grant award by the greatest amount in over a
decade, which will help approximately half of all
Hispanic students, who depend on Pell Grants to pay for
college.
Additionally, to address the financial harms of the
pandemic, my Administration is providing up to $20,000
in debt relief as part of a comprehensive effort to
address the burden of growing college costs. This
action will have a significant impact on Hispanic
borrowers, given that among Hispanic undergraduate
borrowers, 65 percent receive Pell Grants. My
Administration is also working to fix the broken Public
Service Loan Forgiveness program by giving public
servants--many of whom are educators at HSIs and
alumni--appropriate credit toward forgiveness. These
proposed changes build on the transformations already
made with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
that expire on October 31, 2022. For more information,
please visit <a href="http://PSLF.gov">PSLF.gov</a>.
I have reestablished the White House Initiative on
Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic
Opportunity for Hispanics. And since my Administration
began, the First Lady and the Secretary of Education
have visited HSIs across our Nation to support efforts
to keep students engaged, enrolled, and moving toward
the completion of a degree or certificate.
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There is still much more work to be done. We have a
long way to go to fulfill the full potential of
America, and my Administration sees HSIs as a critical
gateway to making that promise a reality. I am
proposing that we double the maximum Pell Grant amount
by 2029 and continue to make higher education more
affordable for all Americans. I am also requesting
increased funding from the Congress to help
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal
Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving
institutions, such as HSIs, expand their research and
development infrastructure and strengthen their
curricula in science, technology, and agriculture.
Every day, Hispanic Americans contribute immensely to
our Nation's economy, security, and culture. It is our
duty to ensure that the next generation of Hispanic
students can make the most of their God-given talents.
During National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, we
recommit our support for the institutions helping to
make this promise a reality.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 11
through September 17, 2022, as National Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Week. I call on public officials,
educators, and all the people of the United States to
observe this week with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities that acknowledge the many
ways these institutions and their graduates contribute
to our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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