The Federal Freeze of $660 Million in TRIO Funding Dashes Millions of Students’ College Dreams
September 15, 2025 by Mandla Deskins TRIO creates a pipeline for students from middle and high school to college & career. So, the sudden $600M freeze is devastating
The Federal Freeze of $660 Million in TRIO Funding Stymies Students From Accessing and Completing College
September 15, 2025 by EdTrust Statement from Tramelle Howard, EdTrust in Louisiana, State Director
Statement from Denise Forte, President and CEO of EdTrust, and Alexza Barajas Clark, Executive Director of EdTrust-Tennessee, on the Trump Administration’s Cancellation of Grants Supporting Minority-Serving Institutions
September 11, 2025 by EdTrust Colleges and universities will lose key resources to expand access and opportunity for students of color
Updating the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color
October 29, 2024 by Jessie Hernandez-Reyes, Kayla C. Elliott, Anna Byon It’s time to amend Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act to better meet the needs of 21st-century students of color and low-income students. Here’s how.
The Education Trust Commends House for Passing FUTURE Act, Calls on Senate to Follow Suit
September 18, 2019 by Denise Forte If signed into law, the FUTURE Act would ensure continued federal funding for historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions WASHINGTON (September 17, 2019) – Today, Denise Forte senior vice…