Minority-Serving Institutions

West Virginia State University, like other public institutions in the state, has to identify its DEI practices for the governor to review. But as a historically Black university serving mostly white students, university leaders say diversity is part of its DNA.

As the Trump administration targets federal DEI programming, colleges and universities with a mission to serve underrepresented students, like minority-serving institutions and tribal colleges, don’t know where they stand.

Martin University had a short-lived burst of state funding. But those funds disappeared in Governor Mike Braun’s budget proposal, unveiled on the heels of an anti-DEI executive order. One lawmaker calls it racist.

Saint Augustine’s University needs to shore up its finances ahead of an accreditation vote next month. But state officials just shot down a $70 million financial lifeline.

Historically Black colleges are working with the incoming Trump administration to advance their legislative goals while bracing for change and addressing students’ fears.

The 39th president played a critical role in saving and modernizing Black colleges, Cheryl E. Mango writes.

By Cheryl E. Mango

The historically Black land-grant university is hurting for cash and making significant cuts. State lawmakers blame former administrators for the financial woes, while former administrators blame chronic state underfunding.