HBCU Advisory Council
During the 2018 legislative session, the legislature approved ACT 236 to establish an advisory council to focus on Louisiana’s eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), both public and private.
In partnership with the Board of Regents, the Council will focus on ways to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest quality education, increase opportunities for HBCUs to participate in and benefit from state programs, and ensure that Louisiana has the highest proportion of college graduates from HBCUs in the country. The council shall:
- Advise the Commissioner of Higher Education regarding methods to enhance the capabilities of HBCUs,
- Strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate in federal and state programs,
- Strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to fully participate in Louisiana’s workforce and economic development activities.
2026 Meetings
Previous Meetings
2025
- : December 2025 NIL Task Force Meeting
- : December 2025 Phased Retirement Task Force Meeting
- : December 2025 CEMC Meeting
- : December 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2025 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : November 2025 Phased Retirement Task Force Meeting
- : November 2025 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : November 2025 Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force Meeting
- : October 2025 NIL Task Force Meeting
- : October 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : October 2025 Higher Education Reform Task Force
- : October 2025 Phased Retirement Task Force Meeting
- : October 2025 Health Works Commission
- : October 2025 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2025 Task Force on Career Alignment
- : September 2025 NIL Task Force Meeting
- : September 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY26 Budget Hearings
- : September 2025 Phased Retirement Task Force Meeting
- : 2025 Hazing Prevention Summit
- : September 2025 Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force Meeting
- : September 2025 Task Force on Career Alignment
- : August 2025 Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force Meeting
- : August 2025 Higher Education Reform Task Force
- : August 2025 Phased Retirement Task Force Meeting
- : August 2025 NIL Task Force Meeting
- : August 2025 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : August 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : August 2025 Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council Meeting
- : August 2025 CEMC Meeting
- : July 2025 Phased Retirement Task Force Meeting
- : July 2025 Task Force on Career Alignment
- : July 2025 NIL Task Force Meeting
- : July 2025 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : June 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : June 2025 Health Works Commission
- : May 2025 CEMC Meeting
- : 2025 HBCU Day at the Capitol
- : April 2025 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : April 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2025 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : March 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2025 Health Works Commission
- : March 2025 CEMC Meeting
- : March 2025 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : February 2025 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : January 2025 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : January 2025 Board of Regents Meeting
- : January 2025 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting (CANCELED)
2024
- : December 2024 TRRR Task Force Meeting
- : December 2024 TRSL/ORP Task Force Meeting
- : December 2024 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : December 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2024 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : December 2024 Power-Based Violence Review Panel Meeting
- : December 2024 TRSL/ORP Task Force Meeting
- : December 2024 CEMC Meeting
- : November 2024 Health Works Commission Meeting
- : November 2024 Health Works Commission
- : November 2024 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission Meeting
- : October 2024 TRSL/ORP Task Force Meeting
- : October 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : October 2024 Health Works Commission
- : October 2024 Health Works Commission Meeting
- : October 2024 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : October 2024 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2024 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : September 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY25 Budget Hearings
- : September 2024 TRSL/ORP Task Force Meeting
- : August 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : August 2024 Health Works Commission
- : July 2024 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : June 2024 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : June 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : 2024 LAHEC Summit
- : 2024 Future Educator Honor Roll
- : April Board of Regents Meeting
- : April 2024 CEMC Meeting
- : April 2024 Postsecondary Inclusive Advisory Council Meeting
- : April 2024 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : March 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : 2024 HBCU Day at the Capitol
- : March 2024 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : February 2024 CEMC Meeting
- : 2024 Meauxmentum Summit
- : January 2024 CEMC Meeting
- : January 2024 Board of Regents Meeting
- : January 2024 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
2023
- : December 2023 Health Works Commission
- : December 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2023 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : November 2023 CEMC Meeting
- : October 2023 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
- : 2023 LASTEM Summit
- : October 2023 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : September 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY24 Higher Education Budget Hearings
- : September 2023 Power-Based Violence Review Panel
- : August 2023 Health Works Commission
- : August 2023 CEMC Meeting
- : July 2023 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : June 2023 TRRR Task Force Meeting
- : June 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
- : June 2023 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : 2023 LAHEC Summit
- : May 2023 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : May 2023 CEMC Meeting
- : May 2023 Health Works Commission
- : April 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
- : April 2023 Postsecondary Education Agriculture Technology Commission Meeting
- : April 2023 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : 2023 HBCU Day at the Capitol
- : March 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2023 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : February 2023 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : January 2023 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : January 2023 Board of Regents Meeting
2022
- : December 2022 Board of Regents Meeting (CANCELED)
- : December 2022 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting (CANCELED)
- : December 2022 Health Works Commission
- : November 2022 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission
- : November 2022 CEMC Meeting
- : October 2022 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : October 2022 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : October 2022 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2022 Health Works Commission
- : September 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY23 Higher Education Budget Hearings
- : September 2022 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : September 2022 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission
- : August 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : November 2022 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : August 2022 Postsecondary Inclusive Education Advisory Council Meeting
- : August 2022 CEMC Meeting (CANCELED)
- : July 2022 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission
- : June 2022 Health Works Commission
- : June 2022 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : June 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : June 2022 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : 2022 HBCU Day at the Capitol
- : May 2022 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : May 2022 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission
- : May 2022 CEMC Meeting
- : April 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2022 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : March 2022 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission
- : February 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
- : February 2022 HBCU Advisory Council
- : February 2022 Health Works Commission
- : 2022 LASTEM Summit
- : January 2022 CEMC Meeting
- : January 2022 Proprietary Schools Advisory Commission
- : January 2022 Board of Regents Meeting
Before 2022
- : December 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2021 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : November 2021 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : November 2021 HBCU Advisory Council Agenda
- : October 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : October 2021 CEMC Meeting
- : September 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY22 Higher Education Budget Hearings
- : August 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : August 2021 Board of Regents Special Meeting
- : July 2021 CEMC Meeting
- : June 2021 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : June 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : June 2021 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : April 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : April 2021 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : April 2021 CEMC Meeting
- : March 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2021 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meetings
- : February 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : February 2021 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : January 2021 CEMC Meeting
- : January 2021 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : January 2021 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2020 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : December 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : November 2020 CEMC Meeting
- : November 2020 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2020 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : October 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY21 Higher Education Budget Hearings
- : September 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : September 2020 CEMC Meeting
- : August 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : August 2020 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : August 2020 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : July 2020 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : June 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : May 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : 2020 Future Educator Honor Roll
- : April 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2020 Board of Regents Meeting (POSTPONED)
- : February 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : February 2020 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : February 2020 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : January 2020 Board of Regents Meeting
- : January 2020 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : December 2019 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2019 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : November 2019 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : October 2019 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : October 2019 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : September 2019 Board of Regents Meeting
- : September 2019 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : August 2019 Board of Regents Meeting
- : July 2019 Dual Enrollment Task Force Meeting
- : April 2019 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : February 2019 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : December 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : December 2018 Joint Regents/BESE Meeting
- : November 2018 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : October 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : September 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : FY19 Higher Education Budget Hearings
- : August 2018 HBCU Advisory Council Meeting
- : August 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : June 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : May 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : April 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : March 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
- : February 2018 Board of Regents Meeting
Louisiana’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Advisory Council Members
| Name | Institution/Organization |
|---|---|
| Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Chair | Commissioner of Higher Education, Louisiana Board of Regents |
| Mr. Preston Castille | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Dr. Joseph Bouie | Chancellor, Southern University at New Orleans |
| Dr. Rick Gallot Jr. | President, University of Louisiana System |
| Dr. Aubra Gantt | Chancellor, Southern University at Shreveport |
| Dr. Monique Guillory | President, Dillard University |
| Dr. Martin Lemelle | President, Grambling State University |
| Dr. Larissa Littleton-Steib | Chancellor, Delgado Community College |
| Dr. Orlando McMeans | Interim President, Southern University System |
| Mr. John Pierre | Chancellor, Southern University and A&M College |
| Dr. Reynold Verret | President, Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Rep. Ken Brass | Designee, House Committee on Education |
| Rep. Terry Landry | Designee, Speaker of the House |
| Sen. Katrina Jackson-Andrews | Designee, Senate Committee on Education |
| Sen. Ed Price | Designee, Senate President |
| Ms. Jasmine Brown-DeRousselle | Chief External Affairs Officer, GNO, Inc. |
| Ms. Susana Schowen | Secretary, Louisiana Workforce Commission |
| Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer | Urban League of Louisiana |
| Rep. Edmond Jordan | Chair, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Mr. Michael McClanahan | President, Louisiana State Conference of NAACP |
| Sen. Gerald Boudreaux | Designee, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Foundation |
| Jason Hughes | Member, At-Large |
Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate
The Master Plan
To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity. Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate