A Georgia lawmaker introduced new legislation to require that the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has an at-large member who is a graduate of a Historically Black College or University.
The legislation, put forward by Rep. Floyd Griffin of Milledgeville, would have the state put at least one HBCU graduate on the Board by Jan. 1, 2028 and would increase it to at least two at-large members by 2031.
Griffin released a statement on his proposal, saying that the goal was to make the state’s university system represent its students more fully…