The U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Linda McMahon, announced the termination of $350 million in federal funding allocated to various minority-serving colleges and universities. The decision stems from a policy stance rejecting enrollment-based racial or ethnic criteria as inherently discriminatory. This funding cut affects programs aimed at supporting historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges, and others. The move has been met with criticism from Democratic lawmakers who argue it undermines educational equity and disrupts longstanding support structures for minority students.