Update and Correction: An earlier version of this article included HBCUs in the list of minority-serving institutions that would have funds cut in the 2025 fiscal year by the Department of Education. HBCUs were not included on the final list of minority-serving institutions released by the Department of Education. We regret the error.
Read the DOE release in its entirety here.
The Trump administration is cutting $350 million from minority-serving institutions (MSIs). U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated the funding is unconstitutional because it is discriminatory by providing benefits exclusively based on racial or ethnic criteria.
Minority-serving institutions include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), predominantly Black-serving institutions (PBIs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and institutions serving Hawaiian and Native Alaskan populations. All categories were on the list except for HBCUs, whose funding was not cut in this instance. According ot the release, “This action follows the U.S. Solicitor General’s determination in July that the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) programs violate the equal-protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause,’ and that the Department of Justice would not defend them in ongoing litigation.”
Read more at the Department of Education.
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