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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today addressed presidents, provosts, chancellors, and deans from a number of HBCUs from across the country at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute.

The meeting — part of the second offering of an Emergency Management Planning, Preparedness, Training and Education Workshop for Colleges and Universities — is designed to provide schools and their leadership with an introduction to emergency management, a basic overview of EMI’s higher education programs and an opportunity to hear from leading professionals in the field of emergency management.

FEMA is only one part of our nation’s emergency response team,” said Administrator Fugate. “As we work with our partners in the states, the private sector, and across the federal government to build this team, it is imperative that we continue to engage those who are responsible for developing the next generation of emergency managers and community leaders. Today’s meeting was an important step in the process, and I thank the leadership from HBCUs across the country for their interest and willingness to engage their students in the important field of emergency management.”