Wisconsin colleges vow to keep supporting Hispanic students despite federal funding cuts

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Wisconsin colleges and universities with significant Hispanic and Latino populations could lose millions after the U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it plans to end several long-standing grant programs it says violate the Constitution.

In Wisconsin, the change would affect Alverno College, Herzing University, Gateway Technical College and Mount Mary University.

The seven grant programs in question award money to minority-serving schools for things like tutoring, research opportunities, counseling or campus facilities.

Read more at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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