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Trump's MSI Cuts Slammed, Lawmakers Fight Back
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Democrats and student advocates are pushing back against the Trump administrations proposed cuts to funding for over eight hundred minority-serving institutions, which enroll millions of students of color. The administrations moves target programs for Black, Asian, Indigenous, and Hispanic students, labeling them racially discriminatory. The Department of Education has reprogrammed $350 million and proposed cutting another $354 million. The Justice Department and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have backed these cuts. However, lawmakers have redirected nearly $500 million to historically Black colleges and tribal colleges. Despite these cuts, President Trump signed a spending package in February boosting funds for Title III and V programs that support HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges, and other MSIs. The battle for these vital pipelines to opportunity continues.
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