One could argue that picture is being taken out of context.  Video shows she was trying to take pictures of the group; why from that position isn't clear.   Nonetheless, it was disrespectful- these are presidents of universities like Howard, IN the oval office. This was no 'listening session' btw, more like a see I'm reaching out to 'the blacks' event.  Reports from some in the room are that for the entire group there was 10 minutes total of talk.  so much for discussions of Pell grants that are the lifeblood for these students.

Hopefully they figure out the intent of this odd interest in HBCUs which are being taken of the purview of the education dept and into the white house. The clearly uninformed education secretary and her boss are touting these institutions as the epitome of school choice...clearly ignorant of the fact that they were created because blacks had no choice if they wanted higher education, they had to create their own not unlike the need for buildingJewish hospitals