Colleges designated as Hispanic‑serving institutions reported sudden program cancellations and multimillion‑dollar budget hits after the Trump administration cancelled more than $350 million in grants for minority‑serving institutions. CSU Chico — which lost over $3 million — said the loss ended a transformative summer research program for undergraduates. Campus leaders argue the grants funded infrastructure, mentoring, and research that disproportionately benefit low‑income and first‑generation students. With grant funding pulled, administrators are racing to replace support for student research, lab upgrades, and workforce programs that helped pipeline students into graduate study and teaching careers.