A new federal budget plan would reduce grant support for minority-serving institutions and eliminate key college access programs, according to a week-in-review roundup focused on Trump’s fiscal 2027 proposal. The plan would cut U.S. Department of Education discretionary funding to $76.5 billion, a 2.9% reduction. Separately, the roundup highlighted that state and local funding per college student declined in fiscal 2025, even as overall state and local support for higher education rose. Analysts pointed to enrollment growth outpacing funding gains as a key driver of per-student pressure. The same coverage also flagged the policy risks embedded in draft accreditation regulations—calling them a threat to college independence and oversight integrity—plus new state-level moves that would restructure or constrain faculty governance.