Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Linda McMahon at the U.S. Department of Education's building in Washington, D.C., for her first day in office on March 4, 2025.

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — In both health and jobs, COVID-19 has impacted minorities disproportionately. A full 10% of minority-owned businesses who participated in a recent survey said they expect to ...

Conservative activists are urging Congress to slash the billions of dollars they send to colleges for serving students of color. The federal grants set aside for minority-serving institutions are ...

Education Department halts $350M in minority-serving grants. Tennessee lawsuit challenges Hispanic-Serving Institution program. Congress and advocates push back, citing impact on equity in education.

With some fanfare this spring, Western Oregon University became the state’s first public university designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The distinction, which requires Hispanic or Latino ...

The Trump administration is ending a grant program for Hispanic-serving institutions, affecting colleges with large minority and low-income populations. Passaic County Community College in New Jersey ...

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is ending several grant programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of minority students, saying they amount to illegal discrimination by tying federal ...