joining me is glenda glover. the first responsibility of a president of a college is to keep it functioning and keep it funded. i'm not going to ask you to become a political analyst or critic of the president but give me a status of where hbcus are now in this particular time in 2019 after we were told it would be a priority in the country. have you seen, across the board, i know tennessee state appeared to be functioning very well under your leadership but hbcus in general, what are the state of affairs? >> thank you for the opportunity to have this discussion. we did meet at the white house. we generally meet with members of congress. many of us have formed our own individual relationship with members of congress. we meet with various departments. we have gone a route where the model is not depend on what's happening at the white house but more about how to set up relationships and partnerships with the various departments. u with the administration. no. >>> now, has there been a serious increase in funds. wha