Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent students from going to college or force students to drop out, warned a coalition of national organizations that represent Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
In the bill, the cutbacks for HBCUs and MSIs total approximately $250 million. The bill also cuts the Pell Grant, the government’s principal low-income financial aid program, by $845 per student.
This would leave 1.7 million students out of the program and drastically reduce grant aid for the remaining 7.5 million students. Sources say, “The bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, and certain to be vetoed by the president in the form passed by the House.”
