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Congress funded equity and access. The Trump administration calls it discrimination.
The Trump administration is cutting off or moving funding for TRIO, GEAR UP, and MSI programs—even though Congress approved the money. Hosts Mushtaq Gunja, Jon Fansmith, and Sarah Spreitzer explain what's happening, why it matters, and what colleges should do next. ACE President Ted Mitchell also joins to discuss the need to protect free expression and civil dialogue on campus following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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U.S. Department of Education Ends Funding to Racially Discriminatory Discretionary Grant Programs at…
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