Trump proposes to cut 65 million dollars from Howard University funding
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Breakfast for dinner.
This doesn't help HBCUs. It actively harms them. This executive order removed Biden's HBCU initiative, which was actually tied to billions in direct investment, and replaces it with something far weaker, that offers zero in new funding, and will make them worse off. It just uses a bunch of flowery language to cover up for the fact that it gives HBCUs nothing concrete to work with. That lack of funding is supposed to be met by states via 1890 land-grant funding obligations, but there's no mechanism of enforcement, so you know how that's going to go down in Red states.
It also avoids mentioning how civil rights protections are directly tied to the success of HBCUs. And by eliminating "disparate impact" standards, it makes it harder to challenge policies that hurt Black students, even if they appear neutral on the surface. And by targeting "DEI" efforts in accreditation, it weakens the standards that help ensure that HBCUs and their students are treated fairly in higher education.
All this does is strip away rights, resources and protections, and you're in here celebrating it. Disgusting.
What’s In Trump’s Executive Order On HBCUs?
The order aligns with efforts of past administrations, and acknowledges HBCUs’ contributions. However, it lacks a commitment to federal funding.www.forbes.com
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Civil Rights Act of 1964
In a sweeping move that civil rights advocates say could unravel decades of progress toward racial and gender equity, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that seeks to dismantle a key legal tool for combating systemic...www.dailykos.com
Yall said Red Headed Hitler would cut off the funding all together. That hasnt happened yet.
What we do know,is because of his policies against race based college admissions that many of yall view as a negative.(Less "pawg" access I guess). Many black people should be leaning towards HBCUs on their own. But if not,many will be forced into HBCUs now
."The schools account for only 3 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities but 10 percent of all Black students enrolled in college. Forty percent of all Black engineers graduated from an HBCU, along with 40 percent of all Black members of Congress, 50 percent of all Black lawyers and 80 percent of all Black judges"
Seems like a win win situation to me. Everything going according to planned
With more students,more efficiency, we can handle the loss. Im sure black people as a collective will be willing to pitch in if necessary.
Yall said Red Headed Hitler would cut off the funding all together. That hasnt happened yet.
What we do know,is because of his policies against race based college admissions that many of yall view as a negative.(Less "pawg" access I guess). Many black people should be leaning towards HBCUs on their own. But if not,many will be forced into HBCUs now
"The schools account for only 3 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities but 10 percent of all Black students enrolled in college. Forty percent of all Black engineers graduated from an HBCU, along with 40 percent of all Black members of Congress, 50 percent of all Black lawyers and 80 percent of all Black judges"
Seems like a win win situation to me. Everything going according to planned
With more students,more efficiency, we can handle the loss. Im sure black people as a collective will be willing to pitch in if necessary.
Get your nose out of Trumps ass. Unlike you i graduated for a HBCU, i dont need no stats. HBCU's already operate on a smaller budget than PWI's due to the war chests they accumulate from alumni. You trying to spin a 60 million dollar budget cut from a school that already has budget issues as a "win"
You should be shamed of yourself
dj-method-x
Superstar
Yall said Red Headed Hitler would cut off the funding all together. That hasnt happened yet.
What we do know,is because of his policies against race based college admissions that many of yall view as a negative.(Less "pawg" access I guess). Many black people should be leaning towards HBCUs on their own. But if not,many will be forced into HBCUs now
"The schools account for only 3 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities but 10 percent of all Black students enrolled in college. Forty percent of all Black engineers graduated from an HBCU, along with 40 percent of all Black members of Congress, 50 percent of all Black lawyers and 80 percent of all Black judges"
Seems like a win win situation to me. Everything going according to planned
With more students,more efficiency, we can handle the loss. Im sure black people as a collective will be willing to pitch in if necessary.
If i slapped you and took the money out of your pockets would you be like “this is a good thing, now that i have empty pockets, my people can help me replace it, probably could even get more. dj-method-x did me a big favor
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You going to Howard is irrelevant. Did you know students protest because they werent recieving adequate housing. As at least a million dollars was misappropriated?
"One of the country’s most prominent historically black universities learned this month that it is now subject to one of the Education Department's strictest forms of financial limitation.
Howard University landed on the list of institutions subject to heightened cash monitoring 2, a status that means it can receive federal funding only after it has disbursed financial aid to students. That doesn’t necessarily create a crisis for Howard, but it could generate more financial instability at an institution that has struggled in recent years with budget and financial issues.
The cash monitoring sanctions can be triggered by a number of situations, such as troubles with accreditation, late filing of financial statements or concerns about an institution's financial responsibility.
Howard faced an embarrassing financial aid scandal last spring -- the university fired six employees in its financial office for fraud, which was discovered via an internal investigation begun in 2016. Social media posts detailing the misappropriation of funds led to campus protests by students demanding answers from the university."
Howard University landed on the list of institutions subject to heightened cash monitoring 2, a status that means it can receive federal funding only after it has disbursed financial aid to students. That doesn’t necessarily create a crisis for Howard, but it could generate more financial instability at an institution that has struggled in recent years with budget and financial issues.
The cash monitoring sanctions can be triggered by a number of situations, such as troubles with accreditation, late filing of financial statements or concerns about an institution's financial responsibility.
Howard faced an embarrassing financial aid scandal last spring -- the university fired six employees in its financial office for fraud, which was discovered via an internal investigation begun in 2016. Social media posts detailing the misappropriation of funds led to campus protests by students demanding answers from the university."
Difference between me and you is I dont assume the funds are being properly managed just because its an HBCU. Alot of the money thats supposed to go to developing black public schools end up being laundered for personal gain as well. Not accusing Howard of that. But I am saying is maybe Howard can be ran more effeciently and cost effectively. Doesnt hurt to crunch numbers and see where you can be more cost effective.
Secondly,more admissions could help stabilize some of these HBCUs. And eventually i believe you may see more of a return from alumni. Plus quite frankly theres enough black wealth going around collectively that we could cover 65 million or the whole 200 million if we needed to.
Sounds like black people dont wanna sacrifice. If comfortability is more important than change to you,I dont know what to tell yall. Yall just not cut from the same cloth as your granparents.. That goes for the students at Howard as well. Its not fair,but its white supremacy
If i slapped you and took the money out of your pockets would you be like “this is a good thing, now that i have empty pockets, my people can help me replace it, probably could even get more. dj-method-x did me a big favor
Is it my money or is it your money? Sounds like a pimp and ho scenario. Im giving examples of how theres some upside to this. But your too focused on the money. If a pimp smacking the coin out of a sex worker helped her refocus,made her parents come grab her off the streets,made people start a go fund me so she could get out of that life? Yes I would point out the bright side and think of solutions for her future that dont involve the pimp. But yall prefer sitting around cursing Donnys pimp hand as if thats constructive.
I can tell you right now without ever going to Howard or these other HBCUs. They arent ran as effectively as they could be. And thats a flat out travesty
Wake me up when he not cutting anything black related
Elim Garak
Veteran
Both sides are the same.
Dude has a legit psychological inability to ever find fault with Trump
Thats why i stopped responding. I was like "oh he one of THEM nikkas"
Howard University endowment first among HBCUs to surpass $1 billion
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Do y’all selves a favor and read that entire FY26 budget wish list from the WH
ShackZilla89
All Star
When will you ninjas stop beating a dead horse and direct your displeasure to those enacting the action? Black people love attacking other black people when others are attacking us...it's so weird.Bothsiders about to come in claiming this doesn't affect black people or Kamala would've done the same thingI'll wait
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