although i really love spelman college my family, at my parents not afford to send me to spelman but i wholeheartedly admired the spelman women and you can tell them they stand out. they are different i think from all everybody else. so congratulations for all that you are doing for the women no matter what nationality they are. if they go to spelman they have a wonderful place to go for an education thank you very much and congratulations. >> guest: thank you for those kind words. >> host: markets waiting columbia south carolina. marc, good morning. >> caller: good morning. my question as is i have a 5-year-old granddaughter and right now she hasn't started school yet. i'm trying to guide her and put spelman in her head at this point in the problem is how do we get from the route to get to the college. right now they are saying she possibly needs medication but she's a very bright child very independent. can it be done and i stayed in a a way that financially i would like to start now to help her stay to the point that she won't be a burden at least financially to go to school. than

i am an alumnus of spelman college. i want to thank you for all your work on behalf of spelman women. i think in the last 13 years we've seen the efforts to rally the alumni around the school. and we're going to miss you a lot. i recently gave birth to twins, one of whom is a daughter. and i hope that she follows in her mom's footsteps in 18 years and enters the gates of spelman. where do you see the future a different environment for when my daughter isattendee? >> it's hard to project because so much is changing. not just for hbcus. we hear a lot about distance learning and online learning but i do believe that places like spelman will still be doing well and strong, vibrant institutions 20 years 50 years hopefully 100 years from now. we, i believe that there's a real important place in higher education for the small residential, liberal arts education that of the kind that spelman offers. we know that affordability and access are critical questions and that we have to continually strife to ensure that we are providin

have to come to spelman to get it. it's true that as more mainstream institutions with more financial aid to offer can often make scholarships available that are tempting for students to pursue. but then they have to decide, am i going to get what i really want from my education in an environment where i may be on the margins rather at the center of the experience. and that's a question each student has to answer for herself. but we take great pride in the fact that spelman continues to be a source of talent. and many young women want to come to spelman. we have had a growth of 40% in our applications over the past ten years. we feel more than confident that we have enough students to fill our classrooms. >> the student to faculty ratio 10 to 1. graduation rate, 76%. the cost of attending spelman, tuition and fees is about $25,500. room and board is about $12,000. we're talking with the president of spelman college with us for the next half hour or so. ricardo's up next. >> caller: good morning. dr. tatum, good morning

if you want what spelman has you have to come to spelman to get it.more mainstream institutions with more financial aid to offer can often make scholarships available that are tempting for students to pursue, am i going to get what i want for my education in an environment where i may be on the margins rather than the center. we take great pride in the fact that spelman continues to be a source of talent and many young women want to come to spelman. we have had a growth of 40% in our application over the last 10 years. we are comps fun and -- we are confident there are students that want to attend. host: the student faculty ratio 10-1. graduation rates, 76%. we are talking with the president of spelman college. she will be with us for about the next half hour or so. philadelphia, pennsylvania. good morning, ricardo. caller: good morning. it is a pleasure sitting here listening to you. it is one of the most successful black universities in the country. you kind of answer part of my question. the history of the hbcu's is fascinating to me. spelman, was

she has applied to spelman. her name is daniel lyall and she's so excited about the possibility of being excited -- accepted at spelman. she is predominately gone to a white school but she has her heart set on coming to spelman. her godmother lives in atlanta and every day she's on twitter after school and if she could have taken off a school to be here to watch her program she would. i'm just going to find out what is the possibility of her being accepted at spelman? thank you. >> guest: certainly you are making a great case for her. i want to congratulate you for her advocacy and i can't comment on her application. i haven't seen it and i can't comment on the air about it but certainly i want to thank you for your encouragement of her and we'll keep our fingers crossed for daniel. >> host: what advice would you give to students who maybe are looking to apply next year or years beyond to be able to get into spelman? >> guest: i would just say take the most challenging curriculum he can in high school. if studen

this tuesday, we will be at fitz university in nashville, followed by morehouse college and spelman college in atlanta. the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house, there's

host: and we will speak with ahead of spelman tomorrow on this program at 9:15.outh carolina. mark is up next. caller: high, pedro. great show today. and thank you, dr. wilson, for taking my call. i was surprised that these colleges are not around anymore. right now, south carolina is facing -- south carolina state is facing $100 million deficit. and they are talking closing the school for one year. is that a good idea? or are we about to use -- lose another historically black college? thank you. guest: there is a lot of disruption in higher education right now, today. so i think what is happening at south carolina is happening in a number of places where there is a lot of stress. where there is this kind of stress and the larger environment, it is going to take some leadership, some effective leadership, to make a difference. i want to say this about that. i do think that the hbcu sector is going to experience some shrinkage. i have been saying that since i was at the white house and before. there were -- when i was a student at morehouse, there were over 300 wo

nelly, the young black women at spelman college in '05 had to say no to nelly when he wanted to havecert. he said take the credit card and swipe it through a part of the female anatomy. that is helping black culture? stacy, i'm strong on this one. it infuriates me. >> you disagree with geraldo? >> god bless geraldo. >> i disagree with geraldo. coming from a hip hop family, my cousin is damon dash. he started rockefeller records with jay-z. i know for a fact that this is a way for men to legitimize their lives, make their lives legitimate through art. it sells and makes money and it is capitalization. it is capitalizing on what you have, what your life has given you. some of the messages are very not good towards women and family but some of the messages are about working hard, doing what you have to do to achieve. you are looking at all of the negatives. there are a lot of positives. not only towards kids listening to wrap music. i know everyone of us here listens to wrap music. >> vanilla ice. >> i had a starter jacket. l.a. kings hat. it was the most embarrassing thing of my life.

our first stop was howard university here in washington d.c.e to we went to morehouse college andy, spelman college, florida a&m, tuskegee university, and todaynclu we conclude our tour not only of visits on these campuses but speaking with their leadership.r xavier university of louisiana in new orleans is where the c-span bus finds itself today you and onboard the bus joining us for a discussion taking a look at historically black colleges and universities is lorenack blanchard, the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of xavier university of louisiana. dr. blanchard, thanks for. bl joining us. >> host: what is your job and, specifically, what does it mean for academic pursuits at xavier university? >> guest: well, i'm serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs you're absolutely right that provost title was recently added to give a greater level of support to our president, president francis, where i now serve as his key adviser not only on academic goals and issues, but also operational issues. in addition to that, it provides me the opportunity t

this tuesday, we will be at fisk university in nashville followed by spelman college in atlanta. >> tonight q&a with david brooks. then, the prime minister takes questions from the house of commons. and later, jeb bush talks >> is weak on -- this week on "q&a," guest is david brooks. he talks about the annual sidney awards, recognizing his favorite articles. he talks about his approach to writing, how it has true, how he writes his columns, and a new book euros coming out soon -- he has coming out soon. >> when writing in the "new york times:""

this tuesday we'll be at fisk university in nashville, followed by morehouse college and spelman college in atlanta. >> this month we'll be focusing on the life and legacy of george washington tomark the anniversary of his birth february 22, and up next the founding fathers drafted a new document to replace the articles of con federation, which was an unsuccessful blueprint for the new nation. washington presided over the constitutional convention, tarking an active role in shaping the constitution we know today. george washington's mount vernon estate hosted the event. >> these electric tirse -- lectures conclude an amazing year that began a year ago last september with the opening of the library for the study of george washington. during that year as a library fellow i finished my book on washington which just came out this week and i just was able to give a copy to gae. during that period while i was here i learned what a rich treasure we all have. especially those who live near it at mount vernon. led by kurt and doug, the staff here is extraordinarily dedicated, loyal, and collegial

then a conversation with spelman college president, beverly daniel tatum. and later a look at human rights in cuba. >>> here's some of our featured programs for this presidents' day weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span2's book tv saturday morning at 9, live could have ram of the savannah book festival with fwhon fiction authors and books on topics like the disappearance of michael rockefeller, a british company of elephants during world war ii and for you with women spies during the civil war and sunday at 9 p.m. eastern on after words, former senior adviser for president obama, david axelrod, on his 40 years in politics. and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday morning beginning at 8:30 the 100th anniversary of the release of the film "the birth of a nation" starting with an interview with author dick lair, the entire showing of the 1915 film followed boy a live call-in program with civil war historian harry jones and author dick lair. sunday at 8 on the presidency, george washington portraits, focusing on how artists captured the spirit of the

on "washington journal," thursday we'll visit spell -- spelman college in atlanta. >> the house passed the senate keystone xl pipeline bill on a mostly party vote which the president has said he will veto. after the vote, members of the house g.o.p. leadership and senator john hovan spoke to reporters. >> way to go. >> good job. >> where's your ticket? >> you guys are all ready to go? ok. good afternoon. we stand here very proud to have just voted for the 11th time in the house of representatives to approve the keystone pipeline project. we voted to approve more than 40,000 american jobs. we voted for energy, innovation, energy independence. we voted to say yes to american energy. so tonight we come together. we come from both chambers. from the house, from the senate, to celebrate the passage of the bipartisan keystone xl pipeline project. americans are ready for energy independence, but the president is saying no. americans are ready to get back to work. but the president is saying no. and americans are ready for their leaders to say yes to american energy innovation. tonight, we joi

cole who is the president of spelman for many years and there are all these books that i'm proud to have this different parts of my communities look at and we just need and i use this word over and over again that we need to amplified those images in those stories. but i'd love to and do go back and forth about scandal because i think it's a powerful piece of television and something that folks are invested in but we have to be in the same way that we have to be critical of beyoncÉ. it's hard to have conversations about. especially for me because there are a lot of folks i love that her public academics and they say hold on because i am part of it. [laughter] but i think not having those conversations and not putting them front and center really allows us to escape some of the responsibility that i'm saying we have to assume. >> and lastly i really like your word amplify that you are using a lot. i wanted to sort of bring attention to the show blackish where gisele frost is a professional and she's a doctor who works in the hospital and her husband is a professional so there are other ex

then we will visit spelman college and speak with its president. >> according to the cdc 121 cases of measles have been reported in 17 states and the district of columbia. tuesday, there was testimony on capitol hill about the outbreak and the rise of unvaccinated children. this hearing is about two hours. >> the senate the committee will come to order. we are holding double diseases. we will have an opening statement and introduce our panel of witnesses. after testimony senators will have five minutes of questions. we have two panels today. two hours for the hearing. we will about noon. last september, this committee held a hearing about the ebola virus. a brave physician who worked in liberia and contracted ebola. there was and is no cure. there was and is no vaccine. this produced a near panic in the united states. it changed procedures in nearly every hospital and clinic. one chattanooga public health officer saying it is ebola all the time every day. measles is too sick and up to 4 million americans each year. many believed it was an unpreventable childhood illness. introduction

thursday, we will visit spelman college in atlanta and talk with the president. once again, the u.s. house is about to gavel in. general speeches of first and legislative work gets underway at 4:30 eastern today. four bills will be considered, including one providing $18 billion for nasa and request to vote will be held after 6:30 eastern. again, president obama set to release his statement of seeking help to fight against isis. the president is expected to formally unveil his proposed authorization tomorrow. that is according to a democratic official. the associate press also reporting that the parents of an american woman held by islamic state militants say they have been notified of her death. the white house also issuing a statement confirming the death of her. they said friday that the 20 six-year-old was from prescott arizona, died in a jordanian airstrike during the government of jordan has dismissed the statement as propaganda. live to the floor of the u.s. house here on c-span. the house will be in order. i hereby appoint down -- dan newhouse on this dat

this tuesday, we will be at fitz university in nashville, followed by morehouse college and spelman college in atlanta. the political landscape has changed with the 114th congress. not are there 43 new republicans and 15 new democrats in the house, there's also 108 women in congress, including the first african-american republican in the house, and the first woman veteran in the senate. keep track of members of congress on c-span.org. the congressional chronicle page as lots of good information including voting results and statistics. >> irs commissioner john koskinen tuesday on the 2016 budget request before the senate finance committee. he discussed tax scams, and shortages at the irs. the president's budget calls for an 18% increase for the agency. this is just over two hours. >> welcome to the irs commissioner john koskinen. also fiscal year 2016 budget proposal. commissioner koskinen. more than 152 years ago the finance committee received a letter from george butwell who president lincoln had apointed as the first commissioner of the international revenue. the letter came in response t

shettal at spelman.l these folks that tim's very proud to have as different parts of my community to look at. we just need to -- i've used this word over and over again. but we need to amplify those figures, those images and those stories. but i'd love to, and do go back and forth about "scandal." because i think it is a powerful piece of television. it's something that folks are invested in. but we have to be critical of it, in the same way that we have to be critical of beyonce's flavor of feminism. right? and that's hard to have conversations about. especially for me because there are a lots of folks that i love and dig who are public academics who would be like david, oh my gosh, hold on. because i'm part of the bbee hive. but i think not having those conversations and putting it front and center really allows us to escape some of the responsibility i'm saying we have to assume also. >> okay. then lastly, i really like your word amplify that you're using a lot. i just wanted to say that. but i wanted

during "washington journal" we'll be at fisk university in nashville, told by morehouse college and spelman college in atlanta with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, on c-span3 we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. then on weekends c-span3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. "american artifacts" touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifacts reveal about america's past. "history bookshelf" with the best-known american history writers. "the presidency" looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. "lectures in history" with top college professors delves into america's past. "real america" featuring archival government and educational films from the 1930s through the '70s. c-span3. created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. watch us in hd, like us on facebook,