FILE - This May 31, 2017, file photo shows the west entrance of Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. Congressional leaders are drawing attention to state funding disparities for historically Black colleges and universities in the country’s land grant university system, urging statehouses to close those gaps in their current and upcoming legislative sessions, according to a letter sent Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 to state leaders and lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)