UH to Lose Federal Funding for Minority-Serving Programs

Hispanic-serving institutions: A primer with story ideas for journalists

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email We updated this explainer, originally published in April 2025, on Sept. 16 to include information on the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to cut funding for Hispanic-serving institutions. As America’s Hispanic population has grown, so has competition for funding among colleges and universities with large numbers of Hispanic students. More than 600 higher education institutions are Hispanic-serving in…

Federal Cuts Strip $350 Million From HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Department of Education has announced the cancellation of $350 million in federal grants that had been designated for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.

UTEP, EPCC and Texas Tech Health weigh impact of HSI grant cuts

It is unclear to what degree UTEP, EPCC and Texas Tech Health El Paso will be affected by the U.S. Department of Education’s recent decision to not disburse about $350 million to Minority-Serving Institutions because of perceived discrimination based on race. The Department of Education announced Wednesday that it would end discretionary funding to some MSIs — U.S. colleges and universities that enroll significant percentages of racially minorit…

UH to lose federal funding for minority-serving programs

The University of Hawaii is facing significant federal funding cuts to programs supporting Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Asian American students after the U.S. Department of Education announced this week that it will no longer provide hundreds of millions of dollars under its Minority-Serving Institutions grant program. The decision could affect dozens of programs, hundreds of staff positions and thousands of students across the Universi…

Federal cuts strip $350 Million from HBCUs and minority-serving institutions

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the cancellation of $350 million in federal grants that had been designated for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated that the department will “n/hbo longer award Minority-Serving Institution grants that discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government-mandated racial quotas.” She add…

Federal cuts strip $350M from HBCUs and minority-serving institutions

By: Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA The U.S. Department of Education has announced the cancellation of $350 million in federal grants that had been designated for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated that the department will “no longer award Minority-Serving Institution grants that discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government…