Taking his message about support of education to Washington, D.C., President Scott Cowen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Work Force Wednesday (April 26). Sitting at Cowen’s right (above) is Marvalene Hughes, president of Dillard University. Cowen urged the committee members to support funding for the recovery of universities and K-12 schools damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Read here for the full text of his testimony.