HBCU Launches Institute to Battle Illiteracy in the Mississippi Delta

The historically black University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has launched a new Literacy Institute to increase reading skills of both youths and adults in the predominantly black Mississippi River delta. The new institute will work directly with students in literacy programs as well as assist local literacy organizations. The institute will also develop curriculum and teaching methods to enhance literacy.

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