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The Trump administration is ending several grant programs supporting colleges with large minority student populations over concerns of alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws.

On Wednesday (September 10), the Department of Education announced that it won’t provide discretionary funding for grant programs supporting Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), per The Hill . The Trump administration said these funding programs are unlawful because they award grants to institutions based on race or ethnicity.

“Discrimination based upon race or ethnicity has no place in the United States,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. “The Department will no longer award Minority-Serving Institution grants that discriminat

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