Universities are seeing tightened support for DEI-linked student organizations as federal guidance and DOJ interpretations reshape campus funding. The University of Missouri will cut off designated funding for five student affinity organizations starting in July, citing DOJ guidance that prohibits allocating funds or space based on protected demographic characteristics. The university said affected organizations would instead apply to a shared resource pool for recognized student organizations, but student leaders argued the restructuring effectively ends funding for marginalized groups. Affected organizations condemned the change as an erosion of support for communities represented through the campus umbrella groups. In parallel, the report notes that Mizzou’s Black student government is also cited as losing its designation, elevating concerns about how student governance structures are treated under the new compliance posture.